- Brit Austral NZ South African the sheet of flat or curved glass that forms a window of a motor vehicle, esp the front windowUS and Canadian name: windshield
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windscreen /ˈwɪndˌskriːn/ n
wind•shield /ˈwɪndˌʃild, ˈwɪn-/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Automotivea shield of glass above the dashboard of an automobile.
wind-screen
(wind′skrēn′, win′-),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit.]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- British Termswindshield.
- 1855–60
wind•shield
(wind′shēld′, win′-),USA pronunciation n.
- Automotivea shield of glass, in one or more sections, projecting above and across the dashboard of an automobile. Also called,[esp. Brit.,] wind-screen.
- wind1 + shield 1900–05
'windscreen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cowl
- demister
- head-up display
- pay-and-display
- tax disc
- visor
- windscreen wiper
- windshield
- wiper
- wrapround