windscreen
noun
wind·screen
| \ ˈwin(d)-ˌskrēn
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Definition of windscreen
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: a screen that protects against the wind
Examples of windscreen in a Sentence
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Glacier National Park said in a statement that rocks shattered the windscreen and also hurt her parents and two other children, but those injuries were described as minor. — NBC News, "Trump faces criticism over Hong Kong protest response," 14 Aug. 2019 Buy the Pinnacle Dualist on its own ($69.95) or get the Pinnacle Dualist Complete, which includes a folding 3-ounce micro stove and windscreen ($109.95). — Kari Bodnarchuk, BostonGlobe.com, "Here, there, and everywhere," 13 Aug. 2019 Air and dust monitoring will increase from eight to 24 hours a day and larger windscreens will be installed at the project site on Hamilton Avenue and Magnolia Street. — Priscella Vega, latimes.com, "Officials say they plan to better contain dust, monitor air quality near Ascon landfill site in Huntington Beach," 3 June 2019 Then earlier this year, there were more problems with concrete, this time at the Dulles Airport station, where cracks were found in the concrete pedestals that support the station’s glass wall and windscreens. — Washington Post, "Why second phase of Metro’s Silver Line has been more problem-plagued than the first," 20 July 2019 When a faulty windscreen panel dropped off from the cockpit window, Captain Tim LanCaster was halfway sucked out of the cockpit, with only his legs dangling inside at 17,000 feet. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "8 Emergency Landings That Rival the 'Miracle on the Hudson'," 15 Jan. 2019 The windscreen will be affixed to the car of four-time IndyCar champion and Chip Ganassi Racing star Scott Dixon. — Jim Ayello, USA TODAY Sports, "Scott Dixon to test windscreen prototype at preseason IndyCar session in Phoenix," 2 Feb. 2018 Look at the new windscreen, the driver safety measures going on. — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "After years of being stuck in neutral, IndyCar 'at beginning of a resurgence'," 8 Mar. 2018 The Monzas do without traditional windscreens in order to provide a wind in your face experience akin to that of an open cockpit race car, but are road legal. — Gary Gastelu, Fox News, "Single-seat Ferrari Monza SP1 will cost seven figures," 18 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'windscreen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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