windscreenn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪn(d)skriːn/, U.S.

/ˈwɪn(d)ˌskrin/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: wind n.¹, screen n.¹

Etymology: < wind n.¹ + screen n.¹ With sense 2 compare windshield n.

1. Usually with hyphen or as two words. A screen (in various senses) that provides protection from the wind. Cf. wind-break n. 1.Apparently rare before 19th cent.

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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > shelter > a shelter > against weather or storms > others

windscreen1671

paragrêle1830

weather-wall1838

paragrandine1842

ombrifuge1869

snow-hole1880

wind-break1894

storm-flap1929

trog1958

1671 H. Oldenburg tr. F. Bernier Hist. Late Revol. Empire Great Mogol I. 209 I was so near to the wife of this Prince, that the cords of the Kanates or wind-screen, which enclosed them..were fastned to the wheels of my Chariot.

1791 Lloyd's Evening-Post 17 Oct. 995/1 Two Cooks, two Porters, men of weight, Who seem'd the Pillars of the State. Behind these wind-screens, slily plac'd, Was Crotch.

1858 J. A. Warder Hedges & Evergreens 240 The common Cedar is..much used..where a quick, permanent, and effective wind-screen is wanted.

1887 Cent. Mag. Mar. 740/2 That department..was nearly surrounded by a wind-screen of hemlock boughs and odd pieces of canvas.

1952 Baytown (Texas) Sun 14 Apr. 7/2 Plant a wind screen so that a wall of foliage will turn the breeze to the desired place.

2000 C. D. Whiteman Mountain Meteorol. viii. 102 Snow accumulations can be measured with a rain gauge that is protected from winds and turbulence by a slatted wind screen.

2. spec. A transparent (usually glass) screen located at the front of a vehicle (esp. a motor vehicle), aircraft, etc., above the dashboard, to provide protection from headwind.The more usual term in North America is windshield.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > windscreen

windscreen1899

windshield1902

screen1904

1899 H. G. Wells When Sleeper Wakes in Graphic 18 Mar. 330/2 He felt himself moving upward, heard the air whistle over the top of the wind screen.

1901 Argosy Mar. 343 His automobile was a good automobile. Power, 4 I.H.P.;..fitted with three change-speed gears, pneumatic tyres, glass wind-screen, and black leathern hood.

1946 D. Banks Flame over Brit. vii. 157 The thick rime on his wind-screen cleared and the runway then became clearly visible through the fog.

1974 Boating July 52 (caption) Tinted windows and windscreen add to boat's sleek appearance.

2012 A. Moore Lighthouse v. 52 Angela, squinting through the windscreen, speeded up the wipers and turned up the blower.

Compounds

windscreen washer n. a device which washes the exterior of a vehicle's windscreen by directing a jet or jets of water (generally mixed with detergent) onto it; = screen washer n. at screen n.¹ Compounds 4a.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > windscreen > devices for automatic cleaning of

windshield cleaner1921

screen wiper1922

windscreen wiper1922

windshield wiper1927

wiper1929

windscreen washer1938

screenwash1949

screen washer1951

washer1962

window washer1968

windshield squirter1978

1938 Telegraph (Brisbane) 20 Dec. 20/3 (headline) New windscreen washer.

1995 J. Miller & M. Stacey Driving Instructor's Handbk. vi. 195 There is a legal requirement for automatic windscreen wipers capable of efficiently cleaning the screen... There must also be windscreen washers which work in conjunction with the wipers.

2014 R. Schofield Marble Bar i. 8 He jabbed the control arm on the steering wheel to start the windscreen washer jets.

windscreen wiper n. a device (usually one of a pair) for automatically clearing rain, snow, etc., from a windscreen, typically consisting of an electrically operated rubber-edged blade that moves in an arc.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > windscreen wiper

windscreen wiper1922

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > windscreen > devices for automatic cleaning of

windshield cleaner1921

screen wiper1922

windscreen wiper1922

windshield wiper1927

wiper1929

windscreen washer1938

screenwash1949

screen washer1951

washer1962

window washer1968

windshield squirter1978

1922 Times 14 Aug. 7/6 (advt.) You must ask the driver to explain the extraordinary features of these vehicles..besides the ordinary features such as extra large tyres, detachable rims, wind-screen wiper, footrest, [etc.].

1975 Daily Tel. 4 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 18/2 Peter Wallace, the Flight Engineer, began his safety check, examining everything from the windscreen wipers to the radar.

2012 Independent 2 Jan. 12/2 The increased use of de-misters, heaters and windscreen wipers during the winter places an extra strain on car batteries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	windscreen
释义	windscreenn. Brit. /ˈwɪn(d)skriːn/, U.S. /ˈwɪn(d)ˌskrin/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: wind n.¹, screen n.¹ Etymology: < wind n.¹ + screen n.¹ With sense 2 compare windshield n. 1. Usually with hyphen or as two words. A screen (in various senses) that provides protection from the wind. Cf. wind-break n. 1.Apparently rare before 19th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > shelter > a shelter > against weather or storms > others windscreen1671 paragrêle1830 weather-wall1838 paragrandine1842 ombrifuge1869 snow-hole1880 wind-break1894 storm-flap1929 trog1958 1671 H. Oldenburg tr. F. Bernier Hist. Late Revol. Empire Great Mogol I. 209 I was so near to the wife of this Prince, that the cords of the Kanates or wind-screen, which enclosed them..were fastned to the wheels of my Chariot. 1791 Lloyd's Evening-Post 17 Oct. 995/1 Two Cooks, two Porters, men of weight, Who seem'd the Pillars of the State. Behind these wind-screens, slily plac'd, Was Crotch. 1858 J. A. Warder Hedges & Evergreens 240 The common Cedar is..much used..where a quick, permanent, and effective wind-screen is wanted. 1887 Cent. Mag. Mar. 740/2 That department..was nearly surrounded by a wind-screen of hemlock boughs and odd pieces of canvas. 1952 Baytown (Texas) Sun 14 Apr. 7/2 Plant a wind screen so that a wall of foliage will turn the breeze to the desired place. 2000 C. D. Whiteman Mountain Meteorol. viii. 102 Snow accumulations can be measured with a rain gauge that is protected from winds and turbulence by a slatted wind screen. 2. spec. A transparent (usually glass) screen located at the front of a vehicle (esp. a motor vehicle), aircraft, etc., above the dashboard, to provide protection from headwind.The more usual term in North America is windshield. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > windscreen windscreen1899 windshield1902 screen1904 1899 H. G. Wells When Sleeper Wakes in Graphic 18 Mar. 330/2 He felt himself moving upward, heard the air whistle over the top of the wind screen. 1901 Argosy Mar. 343 His automobile was a good automobile. Power, 4 I.H.P.;..fitted with three change-speed gears, pneumatic tyres, glass wind-screen, and black leathern hood. 1946 D. Banks Flame over Brit. vii. 157 The thick rime on his wind-screen cleared and the runway then became clearly visible through the fog. 1974 Boating July 52 (caption) Tinted windows and windscreen add to boat's sleek appearance. 2012 A. Moore Lighthouse v. 52 Angela, squinting through the windscreen, speeded up the wipers and turned up the blower. Compounds windscreen washer n. a device which washes the exterior of a vehicle's windscreen by directing a jet or jets of water (generally mixed with detergent) onto it; = screen washer n. at screen n.¹ Compounds 4a. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > windscreen > devices for automatic cleaning of windshield cleaner1921 screen wiper1922 windscreen wiper1922 windshield wiper1927 wiper1929 windscreen washer1938 screenwash1949 screen washer1951 washer1962 window washer1968 windshield squirter1978 1938 Telegraph (Brisbane) 20 Dec. 20/3 (headline) New windscreen washer. 1995 J. Miller & M. Stacey Driving Instructor's Handbk. vi. 195 There is a legal requirement for automatic windscreen wipers capable of efficiently cleaning the screen... There must also be windscreen washers which work in conjunction with the wipers. 2014 R. Schofield Marble Bar i. 8 He jabbed the control arm on the steering wheel to start the windscreen washer jets. windscreen wiper n. a device (usually one of a pair) for automatically clearing rain, snow, etc., from a windscreen, typically consisting of an electrically operated rubber-edged blade that moves in an arc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > windscreen wiper windscreen wiper1922 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > windscreen > devices for automatic cleaning of windshield cleaner1921 screen wiper1922 windscreen wiper1922 windshield wiper1927 wiper1929 windscreen washer1938 screenwash1949 screen washer1951 washer1962 window washer1968 windshield squirter1978 1922 Times 14 Aug. 7/6 (advt.) You must ask the driver to explain the extraordinary features of these vehicles..besides the ordinary features such as extra large tyres, detachable rims, wind-screen wiper, footrest, [etc.]. 1975 Daily Tel. 4 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 18/2 Peter Wallace, the Flight Engineer, began his safety check, examining everything from the windscreen wipers to the radar. 2012 Independent 2 Jan. 12/2 The increased use of de-misters, heaters and windscreen wipers during the winter places an extra strain on car batteries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). > as lemmas wind-screen the stem of wind v.³ in combination = winnowing-, as in wind-cloth, wind-screen, wind-sheet. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > [noun] > winnowing > fan, cloth, or basket fana800 windlec1175 weight1354 winnowing-cloth1375 winnow-sheetc1394 winnow-cloth1404 vanc1450 wind-cloth1500 wimsheet1532 winding-cloth1548 shaul1553 winnow1580 wan?1615 sail-fan1707 wind-screen1763 wind-sheet1891 1500 Ortus Vocab. (W. de W.) PP vj Ventilabrum,..a wynde clothe. 1565 Inv. in Trans. Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archæol. Soc. 10 32 Husbandre gere…vii steckes, one wyndcloythe. 1763 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry III. 125 After passing twice through the wind screen, that objection was entirely removed. 1891 R. P. Chope Dial. Hartland, Devonshire Win-shet, a winnowing-sheet. extracted from wind-comb. form² < n.1671 as lemmas
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windscreenn.

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