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wind·shield

(wĭnd′shēld′)

1. A pane of usually curved glass or other transparent shielding mounted in front of the occupants of a vehicle to protect them from the wind.

2. A shield placed to protect an object from the wind.

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windshield

(ˈwɪndˌʃiːld)

1. (Automotive Engineering) US and Canadian the sheet of flat or curved glass that forms a window of a motor vehicle, esp the front window. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): windscreen

2. (Physical Geography) an object designed to shield something from the wind

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wind•shield

(ˈwɪndˌʃild, ˈwɪn-)

n.

a shield of glass, in one or more sections, projecting above and across the dashboard of a vehicle.

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Noun

windshield - transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle

windscreen

aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

motorboat, powerboat - a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine

automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails

screen - a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers"

Translations

حَاجِبَة

čelní sklo

forrude

Windschutzscheibe

παρμπρίζ

parabrisas

tuulilasi

pare-briseparebrise

prednje staklo

parabrezza paravento

フロントガラス

앞유리

voorruit

frontrute

przednia szyba

pára-brisa pára-brisas

лобовое стекло

vetrobran

vindruta

กระจกหน้ารถ

ön cam

kính chắn gió

风挡玻璃

windshield

[ˈwɪndʃiːld] n (US) → pare-brise m inv, pare-brise mwindshield wiper (US) n → essuie-glace m

windshield

→ حَاجِبَة čelní sklo forrude Windschutzscheibe παρμπρίζ parabrisas tuulilasi pare-brise prednje staklo parabrezza フロントガラス 앞유리 voorruit frontrute przednia szyba pára-brisa, pára-brisas лобовое стекло vindruta กระจกหน้ารถ ön cam kính chắn gió 风挡玻璃

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