windscreen
noun
wind·screen
ˈwin(d)-ˌskrēn 
1
: a screen that protects against the wind
2
chiefly British
: windshield
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There are also cracks littered across the windscreen on the Airbus and chips across the front of the aircraft.
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Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 June 2024
The Cold Climate Pack ($450) includes a heated windscreen and heated headlight with washer jets.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
My attorney Erin Applebaum at Kreindler & Kreindler claims the plane did not have proper safety glass, meaning the windscreen was unable to withstand the force of the bird strike and prevent it from crashing into the aircraft.
—Chelsea Myslik, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Our test Ocean was plagued with squeaky pedals, an inoperative California mode (where the EV drops all its windows save the windscreen) forcing a switch in car mid-test, and poor handling that was supposedly to be fixed with a software update.
—Jeremy White, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
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Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 June 2024
The Cold Climate Pack ($450) includes a heated windscreen and heated headlight with washer jets.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
My attorney Erin Applebaum at Kreindler & Kreindler claims the plane did not have proper safety glass, meaning the windscreen was unable to withstand the force of the bird strike and prevent it from crashing into the aircraft.
—Chelsea Myslik, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Our test Ocean was plagued with squeaky pedals, an inoperative California mode (where the EV drops all its windows save the windscreen) forcing a switch in car mid-test, and poor handling that was supposedly to be fixed with a software update.
—Jeremy White, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Windscreen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windscreen. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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