windscreen

From wind +‎ screen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪn(d).skɹiːn/

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A cross-section of an armor-piercing artillery shell, with the windscreen (sense 3) in blue.

windscreen (plural windscreens)

1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in order to protect its occupants from the wind and weather.

   Oh no! A vandal has just smashed our windscreen! Susan, can you go and call the insurance company?

2. A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.
3. (military) A lightweight aerodynamic fairing mounted on the nose of an armor-piercing shell to reduce drag and increase range.

• (North America) windshield

• car glass

windscreen (third-person singular simple present windscreens, present participle windscreening, simple past and past participle windscreened)

1. (transitive) To install a windscreen on.