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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Brittany Elizabeth Ferguson was driving in Burke County around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday when a rock went through her windshield and fatally struck her in the head, North Carolina Highway Patrol said.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 May 2024
Three other drivers were injured by rocks that night and 20-year-old Alexa Bartell was killed after a rock crashed through her windshield, according to police.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 May 2024
Three other drivers were injured by rocks that night and 20-year-old Alexa Bartell was killed after a rock crashed through her windshield, according to police.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
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“Windshield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windshield. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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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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