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windscreen wiper

windscreen wiper noun: a device used to clear rain and dirt from a windscreen; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade.

windscreen wiper: a device used to clear rain and dirt from a windscreen; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade
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Noun

windscreen wiper (plural windscreen wipers)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) A device used to clear rain and dirt from a windscreen; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade.
    • The driver's window in each cab is fitted with an electrically-operated windscreen wiper, a sun visor, and a defroster, heated from a nozzle.1958 July, “German Railbuses for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 501
  2. An exercise where the back is parallel to the ground (lying on it or hanging via the arms from a pull-up bar) and the legs are perpendicular to the floor so that the lower torso with the legs is rotated to target the Musculus obliquus externus abdominis, the Musculus quadratus lumborum and the Musculus rectus abdominis.

Synonyms of windscreen wiper

Forms of windscreen wiper

pluralwindscreen wipers
alternative formwindscreen-wiper

Questions about windscreen wiper

What does windscreen wiper mean?
Windscreen wiper means a device used to clear rain and dirt from a windscreen; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade.
What part of speech is windscreen wiper?
Windscreen wiper is a noun.
What is the plural of windscreen wiper?
The plural of windscreen wiper is windscreen wipers.

Words near windscreen wiper in the dictionary

  1. windscoops
  2. windscreen
  3. windscreen phenomenon
  4. windscreen washer
  5. windscreen washers
  6. windscreen wiper
  7. windscreen wipers
  8. windscreen-wiper
  9. windscreen-wipers
  10. windscreened
  11. windscreening

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