water shield
nounDefinition of water shield
: an aquatic herb (Brasenia schreberi) having floating oval leaves with a gelatinous coating and small dull purple flowers
also
: any of a related genus (Cabomba)
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In addition to installing water shields, dealers will inspect the door-latch actuation cables and repair them if necessary. — David Muller, Car and Driver, "Ford Recalling More Than a Million F-Series Trucks for Door-Latch Issue," 18 Oct. 2017 The recall will allow for the installation of a water shield to side door latches in 2015-17 F-150s and 2017 Super Duty trucks. — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, "Ford recalls 1.3 million F-150, Super Duty trucks; doors could open while driving," 18 Oct. 2017 Dealers are offering to install water shields over the door latches for free. — William Thornton, AL.com, "Ford issues recall for 1.3 million trucks," 19 Oct. 2017 Under the recall, dealers will add water shields over the door latches, inspect door latch cables and replace cables if needed. — Mark Davis, kansascity, "Ford recalls F-150's made at Claycomo over safety | The Kansas City Star," 18 Oct. 2017 Read more: Dealers are to install the water shields and make repairs, if needed, for free. — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, "Ford recalls 1.3 million F-150, Super Duty trucks; doors could open while driving," 18 Oct. 2017 Dealers will install water shields over the latches to fix the problem, Ford said. — Mike Colias, WSJ, "Ford Door-Latch Issues Expand to Trucks," 18 Oct. 2017 The company will pay for dealers to install water shields over door latches and fix any actuation cables that are broken. — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, "Ford door latch recall: Automaker to repair 1.3 million F-150, Super Duty pickup trucks," 18 Oct. 2017 The automaker will add water shields to side-door latches to remedy the issue, which can occur when the latches are frozen or when the actuation cables get bent or kinked. — David Muller, Car and Driver, "Ford Recalling More Than a Million F-Series Trucks for Door-Latch Issue," 18 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'water shield.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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