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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɪn(d).skɹiːn/ Audio: en-au-windscreen.ogg Forms: windscreens [plural]
Etymology: From wind + screen. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wind|screen}} wind + screen Head templates: {{en-noun}} windscreen (plural windscreens)
  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in order to protect its occupants from the wind and weather. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Synonyms: windshield [North-America]
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  2. A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing. Translations (microphone cover): tuulisuoja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-windscreen-en-noun-GB1IP~ZQ Disambiguation of 'microphone cover': 11 77 6 6
  3. (military) A lightweight aerodynamic fairing mounted on the nose of an armor-piercing shell to reduce drag and increase range.
    Sense id: en-windscreen-en-noun-c3lNuGnJ Categories (other): Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Auto parts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 2 17 38 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 4 28 29 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 3 17 38 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 2 18 39 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 6 28 27 7 Disambiguation of Auto parts: 34 3 29 30 3 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. A draught screen at the side of a passenger train doorway.
    Sense id: en-windscreen-en-noun-hMlklsHu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Artillery, Auto parts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 2 17 38 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 4 28 29 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 3 17 38 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 2 18 39 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 6 28 27 7 Disambiguation of Artillery: 21 21 21 27 11 Disambiguation of Auto parts: 34 3 29 30 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: windscreen phenomenon, windscreen washer, windscreen wiper Related terms: car glass

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈwɪn(d).skɹiːn/ Audio: en-au-windscreen.ogg Forms: windscreens [present, singular, third-person], windscreening [participle, present], windscreened [participle, past], windscreened [past]
Etymology: From wind + screen. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wind|screen}} wind + screen Head templates: {{en-verb}} windscreen (third-person singular simple present windscreens, present participle windscreening, simple past and past participle windscreened)
  1. (transitive) To install a windscreen on. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-windscreen-en-verb--D1A7khR

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈwɪn(d).skɹiːn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-windscreen.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/83/En-au-windscreen.ogg/En-au-windscreen.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/En-au-windscreen.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "windscreen"
  ],
  "word": "windscreen"
}

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