Phrase guide

windscreen washer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A device that pumps water mixed with detergent from a tank through small nozzles onto the windscreen (the windshield) of a vehicle (e.g. car, van, lorry, train, aircraft, boat) so as to clean it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wet arm system, windshield washer, spritzer, schpritzer

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tuulilasin pesulaite — device to clean windscreens
  • Finnish: pissapoika — device to clean windscreens
  • Finnish: tuulilasinpesin — device to clean windscreens
  • French: lave-glace — device to clean windscreens
  • German: Windschutzscheibenwaschanlage — device to clean windscreens
  • Italian: lavacristallo — device to clean windscreens