windshield en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /wɪnˈʃiːld/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Germanic *windaz Proto-West Germanic *wind Old English wind Middle English wynd English wind English shield English windshield From wind + shield.
Meanings
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(Canada, Philippines, US) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.
Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic.
2012, John Branch, “Snow Fall : The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times:I was at Park Safari Africa in Canada on the Canadian border. This was years ago outside of Plattsburgh, New York. And I had a new car at the time, and I was driving through, going through the monkey area. And they said 'beware of the monkeys.' So about ten of them circled my car. And this one special one, like he was the leader of the pack, jumped up on the hood and came right up to the windshield and looked in. So I was like making faces at him. [garbled] 'don't do that!' And believe it or not, he made like a face back. He jumped off the car. He took his fingernails and he peeled all the chrome on both sides of my car off. Picked it up, jumped on the hood, dropped it and left- looked at me and left.
2006 May 9, Penn Jillette, Michael Goudeau, quoting Pat, 34:52 from the start, in Penn Radio:For example, when trailers containing new automobiles were first piggybacked two areas of potential damage became evident: (1) diesel locomotive exhaust left a film of oil on the new autos; and (2) auto windshields could be scarred or cracked by the metal-tipped "tell-tales" which warn men atop trains of oncoming bridges or tunnels.
1960 November 14, David Morgan, “"Piggyback"—U.S. success story”, in Trains Illustrated, page 684:The freezing rain covered our windshield with ice and we couldn't see a thing.
The new report said 413 million yuan spent on train windshields was wasted when design specifications were changed in March 2011, three months before the line opened.[…] It found that Beichen district government in Tianjin had 340 million yuan in its own accounts instead of being paid promptly in compensation for land procured for the railway.
2012 March 19, Zhou Xin, Nick Edwards, “China audit details fraud, waste at Beijing-Shanghai railway”, in Michael Perry, editor, Reuters, sourced from BEIJING (Reuters), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2024, World:
- A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.
- A lightweight aerodynamic fairing mounted on the nose of an armor-piercing shell to reduce drag and increase range.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| windshields | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
windshield washer · windshield bias · windshield time · windshield wiper · windshield phenomenon
Synonyms
Translations (65)
sh šoferšajbna (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · vi kính chắn gió (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · vo tavienvitür (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · tr ön cam (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · oc parabrisa (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · pt para-brisa (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · it parabrezza (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · pl przednia szyba (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · ru лобово́е стекло́ (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · eo ventoŝirmilo (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · nl voorruit (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · ru ветрово́е стекло́ (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · ro ferastră de față (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · sh вје̏тробра̄н (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · hy դիմապակի (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · fi tuulisuoja (cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises) · fo forrútur (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · eo antaŭa glaco (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · he שמשה (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · ro parbriz (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · kw skew wyns (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · bg пре́дно стъкло́ (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · sv vindruta (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · fo framrútur (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · es guinshil (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · km កញ្ចក់បាំងខ្យល់ (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · pt pára-brisas (cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises) · ar زُجَاج السَيَّارَة الأَمَامِيّ (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · ca parabrisa (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · cy sgrin wynt (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · apw bitaʼ (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · no vindusrute (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · gl parabrisas (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · cmn 風擋 /风挡 (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · es cortavientos (cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises) · no frontrute (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · sh vjȅtrobrān (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · fr pare-brise (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · cmn 擋風玻璃 /挡风玻璃 (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · he מגן רוח (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · da forrude (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · sh ве̏тробра̄н (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · io paravento (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · el παρμπρίζ (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · ja フロントガラス (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · cs přední sklo (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · hu szélvédő (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · fa شیشهی جلو (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · es parabrisas (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · eu haizetako (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · et tuuleklaas (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · fi tuulilasi (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · sh vȅtrobrān (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · sh шофершајбна (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · fr parebrise (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · pt para-brisas (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · fr bonnette anti-vent (cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises) · hy հողմապակի (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · is framrúða (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · ms cermin depan (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · mk ветробран (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · nrf ôsaine dé d'vant (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · de Windschutzscheibe (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) · de Windschutz (cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises) · de Mikrofon-Windschutz (cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises)