windscreen

noun (a windscreen, windscreens; UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ)

«windscreen» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

The large glass window at the front of a car, bus or other vehicle. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and road safety: clear the windscreen of ice before driving; windscreen wipers clear rain. In science: windscreens are made of special safety glass. In the USA and Canada the same thing is called a «windshield».

Examples

Dad scraped the ice off the windscreen. tree →
Rain ran down the windscreen. tree →
Turn on the windscreen wipers! tree →
A stone cracked the windscreen on the motorway. tree →
Bugs splatted against the windscreen. tree →
The parking ticket was stuck under the windscreen wiper. tree →

Note

Countable. UK/Ireland/Australia/NZ: windscreen; USA/Canada: windshield. Safety: a clear windscreen is needed for the driver to see.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «windscreen» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«windscreen» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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