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You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine.' So that was nice.
Tim Vine

Meaning of "windscreen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WINDSCREEN

windscreen  [ˈwɪndˌskriːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINDSCREEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Windscreen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WINDSCREEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

windscreen

Windshield

The windshield or windscreen of an aircraft, car, bus, motorbike or tram is the front window. Modern windshields are generally made of laminated safety glass, a type of treated glass, which consists of two curved sheets of glass with a plastic layer laminated between them for safety, and are bonded into the window frame. Motorbike windshields are often made of high-impact acrylic plastic.

Definition of windscreen in the English dictionary

The definition of windscreen in the dictionary is the sheet of flat or curved glass that forms a window of a motor vehicle, esp the front window US and Canadian name: windshield.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WINDSCREEN


bescreen
bɪˈskriːn
choir-screen
ˈkwaɪəˌskriːn
flatscreen
ˈflætˌskriːn
flyscreen
ˈflaɪˌskriːn
meatscreen
ˈmiːtˌskriːn
multiscreen
ˈmʌltɪˌskriːn
off-screen
ˌɒfˈskriːn
on-screen
ˌɒnˈskriːn
paracrine
ˈpærəˌkriːn
prescreen
priːˈskriːn
rescreen
riːˈskriːn
screen
skriːn
scriene
skriːn
sightscreen
ˈsaɪtˌskriːn
silkscreen
ˈsɪlkskriːn
skreen
skriːn
sunscreen
ˈsʌnˌskriːn
superscreen
ˈsuːpərˌskriːn
telescreen
ˈtɛlɪˌskriːn
widescreen
ˈwaɪdˌskriːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINDSCREEN

windsail
Windscale
windscreen washer
windscreen wiper
windshield
windshield wiper
windship
windsock
Windsor
Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor Castle
Windsor chair
Windsor knot
Windsor rocker
Windsor tie
windstorm
windsucker
windsurf
windsurfer
windsurfing

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINDSCREEN

big screen
blue screen
computer screen
display screen
fire screen
flat screen
green
plasma screen
radar screen
safety screen
shower screen
silent screen
silver screen
small screen
smoke screen
split screen
television screen
the screen
the silver screen
touch screen
video screen

Synonyms and antonyms of windscreen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «windscreen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WINDSCREEN

Find out the translation of windscreen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of windscreen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «windscreen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

风挡玻璃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parabrisas
570 millions of speakers

English

windscreen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विंडस्क्रीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَاجِبَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лобовое стекло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pára-brisa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চালককে বাতাস হইতে রক্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pare-brise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cermin depan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Windschutzscheibe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フロントガラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

앞유리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cendhela
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kính chắn gió
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்ணாடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विंडस्क्रीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ön cam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parabrezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przednia szyba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лобове скло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parbriz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρμπρίζ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorruit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vindruta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frontrute
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of windscreen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDSCREEN»

The term «windscreen» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.864 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDSCREEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about windscreen

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3 QUOTES WITH «WINDSCREEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word windscreen.
1
Tommy Cooper
You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine.'
2
Zoe Sugg
I get notes posted on my windscreen wipers and through my letterbox.
3
Tim Vine
You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine.' So that was nice.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINDSCREEN»

Discover the use of windscreen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to windscreen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Polarized Light in Nature
Car windscreens and other doubly-refracting kinds of glass Few motorists can never have seen the colourful 'spots' which appear in the windscreen, when they look through it wearing polaroid sunglasses (plate 60). We could infer that there is ...
G. P. Können, 1985
2
Electroacoustic Devices: Microphones and Loudspeakers
A. Blimp-type windscreen. 1.12.2 Windscreens and Pop Filters A windscreen is a device placed over the exterior of a microphone for the purpose of reducing the effects of breath noise and wind noise when recording out of doors or when ...
Glen Ballou, 2012
3
Automotive Sensory Systems
13.3.2 Attenuation due to the windscreen The windscreen can be made of a few layers of different materials but no intensive measurements have yet been performed on various types of windscreen. Furthermore, the transmission losses  ...
C. Nwagboso, 1993
4
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
When ice has accumulated on the leading edges, application of the antifreeze solution chemically breaks down the bond between the ice and airframe, allowing aerodynamic forces to remove the ice. [Figure 6-48] Windscreen Anti-Ice There ...
Federal Aviation Administration, 2009
5
Simple Fixes for Your Car: How to Do Small Jobs Yourself and ...
A very fine, smooth coating is applied to the windscreen, and helps to disperse water more easily and readily. Another advantage is that it will help your windscreen stay cleaner for longer, because less water on the windscreen makes it more ...
Carl Collins, 2013
6
Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2012
Obstructing the windscreen with mascots, stickers, stone guards and other such things could result in prosecution and/or failure ofthe vehicle when it is presented for annual test. Vehicles with closed-circuit television (CCTV) rear-view monitors  ...
David Lowe, 2011
7
Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2014
Obstructing the windscreen with mascots, stickers, stone guards and other such things could result in prosecution and/or failure of the vehicle when it is presented for annual test. Vehicles with closed-circuit television (CCTV) rear- view ...
David Lowe, Clive Pidgeon, 2014
8
Scenarios,Stories, Use Cases: Through the Systems ...
Clear Windscreen of Rain Primary Scenario It starts to rain. The windscreen is wiped regularly until the rain stops. Clear Windscreen of Drizzle Primary Scenario It starts to rain lightly. The windscreen is wiped intermittently until the rain stops.
Ian F. Alexander, Neil Maiden, 2005
9
Caring for your car - How to maintain & service your car
Wipers must park in the correct position without obscuring the driver's view. The most common position is about 2.5cm to 5cm (1 to 2in) above the base of the windscreen. Windscreen It's difficult to categorically state what damage is acceptable ...
Trevor Fry, 2011
10
The Repair of Vehicle Bodies
In order to remove a windscreen which is fitted with self-tensioning weatherstrip, the following procedure must be carried out. First cover the bonnet to protect the paintwork. Then, working from the inside of the car, remove any instrument panel  ...
Andrew Livesey, Alan Robinson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINDSCREEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term windscreen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cracked windscreen forces Virgin flight to turn back
The plane was forced to divert over a crack on the windscreen. (Nicholas Darcy Atkins). “Everyone was frustrated at first then the plane went silent for ages I think ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Pilots and passengers covered in blood after VULTURE crashed …
Dai Whittingham, chief executive of United Kingdom Flight Safety Committee told MailOnline Travel: 'On this occasion, the bird penetrated the windscreen and ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Man who drove to police post with friend clinging to windscreen
Mr Haresh Govindaraju clinging on to the windscreen of the car driven by Murali Krishnan Naidu, who was fined $2,000 and banned from the road for nine ... «The Straits Times, May 15»
4
Jaguar's new patent will let you control windscreen wipers with your …
When driving on a rainy night, it is an all too common problem to take a look through your car's rear windscreen, only to find it foggy and obscured. The issue is ... «Mashable, May 15»
5
Man jailed after driving with paedophile catcher Stinson Hunter …
A MAN who drove off with Tamworth paedophile vigilante Stinson Hunter clinging to his car windscreen, after he had turned up hoping to meet an under-age girl, ... «Tamworth Herald, May 15»
6
Substance obscuring plane windscreen hampered bid to land
An Aer Arann flight with 50 crew and passengers on board had to fly into a rain belt after sea salt obscured the windscreen and prevented the pilot from seeing ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
7
Furious wife tears off 'cheating' husband's windscreen with bare hands
An enraged wife who claims her husband was having an affair has smashed his windshield with a brick before tearing off the glass with her bare hands. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
8
Vandals smash ambulance windscreen with brick as patient treated
When the paramedics returned to their vehicle to take the patient to hospital they discovered that their windscreen had been smashed with a brick. «expressandstar.com, Apr 15»
9
Plane makes emergency landing after windscreen cracks
A spokesman for American Airlines said: "There was a cracked windscreen and an emergency was declared. The plane landed safely at Heathrow Airport ... «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»
10
Cesc Fabregas accused of 'punching bus windscreen' in road rage …
Cesc Fabregas allegedly took on a double-decker bus and 'punched' it in the windscreen after he was reportedly captured on camera in a road rage incident. «The Independent, Feb 15»

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