"windscreen wiper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-windscreen wiper.ogg Forms: windscreen wipers [plural], windscreen-wiper [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} windscreen wiper (plural windscreen wipers)
  1. (automobiles, British, Australia, New Zealand) A device used to clear rain and dirt from a windscreen; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade; a windshield wiper. Tags: Australia, British, New-Zealand Synonyms: screen wiper, windshield wiper [Canada, US] Related terms: clear view screen
    Sense id: en-windscreen_wiper-en-noun-kw6sLnmg Categories (other): Australian English, British English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Auto parts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Auto parts: 74 26
  2. (bodybuilding) An exercise where the back is parallel to the ground (lying on it or hanging via the arms from a pull-up bar) and the legs are perpendicular to the floor so that the lower torso with the legs is rotated to target the Musculus obliquus externus abdominis, the Musculus quadratus lumborum and the Musculus rectus abdominis.
    Sense id: en-windscreen_wiper-en-noun-8Si7OhWJ Categories (other): Bodybuilding, Exercise Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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