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wind·shield
(wĭnd′shēld′)n.
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)n
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 | 1. |  windshield - transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicleaeroplane, 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" 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" |
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Translations
čelní sklo
forrude
tuulilasi
pare-briseparebrise
prednje staklo
フロントガラス
앞유리
vetrobran
vindruta
กระจกหน้ารถ
kính chắn gió
windshield
[ˈwɪndʃiːld] n (US) → pare-brise m inv, pare-brise mwindshield wiper (US) n → essuie-glace mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- Could you add some windshield wiper fluid? (US)
Can you top up the windscreen washers? (UK) - Could you clean the windshield? (US)
Could you clean the windscreen? (UK) - The windshield is broken (US)
The windscreen is broken (UK)
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