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sidescreen

/ˈsaɪdˌskriːn/

sidescreen noun: a panel or window on the side of a vehicle, such as a car or aircraft, designed to protect occupants from external elements while allowing visibility.

Noun

sidescreen (plural sidescreens)

  1. A panel or window on the side of a vehicle, such as a car or aircraft, designed to protect occupants from external elements while allowing visibility.
    • Separate systems are incorporated in Bristol Britannia 253F aircraft for wing deicing, tail unit deicing, engine air-intake deicing, windscreen heating, pressure-head heating, and sidescreen demisting.1981 January 21, AIR PENNSYLVANIA 501 PIPER PA 31 350 N5MS PHILADELPHIA JULY 25 1980 (NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT), United States Government, page 22
    • At the introduction of the TR3, all cars, whether or not supplied with hardtops, were given the new sliding type of sidescreen, still with hinged flaps and till popped to the door by four fastners, of ‘List-a-dot’ type by this point.2009, Bill Piggott, Collector's Originality Guide Triumph TR2 TR3 TR4 TR5 TR6 TR7 TR8, MotorBooks International, page 78

Forms of sidescreen

pluralsidescreens

Origin of sidescreen

From side + screen.

Questions about sidescreen

What does sidescreen mean?
Sidescreen means a panel or window on the side of a vehicle, such as a car or aircraft, designed to protect occupants from external elements while allowing visibility.
What part of speech is sidescreen?
Sidescreen is a noun.
How do you pronounce sidescreen?
Sidescreen is pronounced /ˈsaɪdˌskriːn/.
What is the plural of sidescreen?
The plural of sidescreen is sidescreens.

Words near sidescreen in the dictionary

  1. sidesaddles
  2. sidescan
  3. sidescatter
  4. sidescraper
  5. sidescrapers
  6. sidescreen
  7. sidescreens
  8. sidescroller
  9. sidescrollers
  10. sidescrolling
  11. sideseam

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