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wind shield

wind shield is the alternative form of windshield.

Meaning of windshield

Noun

windshield (plural windshields)

  1. (Canada, Philippines, US) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.
    • The freezing rain covered our windshield with ice and we couldn't see a thing.
  2. A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.
  3. A lightweight aerodynamic fairing mounted on the nose of an armor-piercing shell to reduce drag and increase range.

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Forms of wind shield

pluralwind shields

Questions about wind shield

What is wind shield the alternative form of?
Wind shield is the alternative form of windshield.

Words near wind shield in the dictionary

  1. wind shadow
  2. wind shadows
  3. wind shake
  4. wind shear
  5. wind shears
  6. wind shield
  7. wind shields
  8. wind shift
  9. wind sleeve
  10. wind sleeves
  11. wind sock

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