Windscreen

Quick meaning: Windscreen is a noun meaning A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.

Meaning

A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.

More Meanings

1. (military) A lightweight aerodynamic fairing mounted on the nose of an armor-piercing shell to reduce drag and increase range.
2. A draught screen at the side of a passenger train doorway.
3. (transitive) To install a windscreen on.
4. (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.

Example Sentences

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

As well as demonstrating operating facilities, full-size car body models are used for experimenting with new types of interior finish, systems of lighting, positioning of route diagrams and advertisements, and the best form of windscreens at doorways, and the height and location of handgrips and handrails.

Word Forms

• windscreens
• windscreening
• windscreened

Synonyms for windscreen

Depending on context, synonyms include windshield.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include windshield, automotive, window, pane, dome, umbrella.

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