windshield
noun
wind·shield
ˈwin(d)-ˌshēld 
: a transparent screen (as of glass) that protects the occupants of a vehicle
especially
: one in front of the occupants
Examples of windshield in a Sentence
The car had a damaged windshield.
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Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
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Those windows wrap around the entire box, teaming with the cab windshield to bring the outdoors inside via a full 360-degree panorama.
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New Atlas,
3 July 2026
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Jeramie Bizzle,
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Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Using original photographs, and input from the Pourtout archives, the restoration team reversed the ungainly Saoutchik body modifications, and the curved windshield and twin rear-window design returned.
—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
3 July 2026
Those windows wrap around the entire box, teaming with the cab windshield to bring the outdoors inside via a full 360-degree panorama.
—
New Atlas,
3 July 2026
Two of the attackers then smashed the windshield of the news van with a parking cone and damaged the camera before leaving the scene.
—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
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“Windshield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windshield. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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windshield
noun
wind·shield
ˈwin(d)-ˌshēld
: a clear screen (as of glass) in front of the riders of a vehicle
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