noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/wɪnˈʃiːld/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, Philippines, US
Examples
The freezing rain covered our windshield with ice and we couldn't see a thing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A lightweight aerodynamic fairing mounted on the nose of an armor-piercing shell to reduce drag and increase range.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To install a windshield on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: windscreen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: screen
History
Etymology
From wind + shield.
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Western Apache:
bitaʼ
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Arabic:
زُجَاج السَيَّارَة الأَمَامِيّ
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Armenian:
դիմապակի
(dimapaki)
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Armenian:
հողմապակի
(hoġmapaki)
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Basque:
haizetako
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Bulgarian:
пре́дно стъкло́
(prédno stǎkló)
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Catalan:
parabrisa
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Chinese Mandarin:
擋風玻璃 /挡风玻璃
(dǎngfēng bōli)
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Chinese Mandarin:
風擋 /风挡
(fēngdǎng)
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Cornish:
skew wyns
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Czech:
přední sklo
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Danish:
forrude
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Dutch:
voorruit
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Esperanto:
ventoŝirmilo
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Esperanto:
antaŭa glaco
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Estonian:
tuuleklaas
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Faroese:
forrútur
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Faroese:
framrútur
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Finnish:
tuulilasi
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
French:
pare-brise
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
French:
parebrise
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Galician:
parabrisas
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
German:
Windschutzscheibe
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Greek:
παρμπρίζ
(parmpríz)
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Hebrew:
מגן רוח
(magén rúakh)
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Hebrew:
שמשה
(shimshá)
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Hungarian:
szélvédő
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Icelandic:
framrúða
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Ido:
paravento
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Italian:
parabrezza
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Japanese:
フロントガラス
(furontogurasu)
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Khmer:
កញ្ចក់បាំងខ្យល់
(kɑɑñcɑkbangkhyɑl)
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Macedonian:
ветробран
(vetrobran)
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Malay:
cermin depan
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Norman:
ôsaine dé d'vant
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Norwegian:
frontrute
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Norwegian:
vindusrute
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Occitan:
parabrisa
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Persian:
شیشهی جلو
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Polish:
przednia szyba
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Portuguese:
para-brisa
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Portuguese:
para-brisas
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Romanian:
parbriz
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Romanian:
ferastră de față
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Russian:
ветрово́е стекло́
(vetrovóje stekló)
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Russian:
лобово́е стекло́
(lobovóje stekló)
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Serbo-Croatian:
ве̏тробра̄н
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Serbo-Croatian:
вје̏тробра̄н
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Serbo-Croatian:
шофершајбна
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Serbo-Croatian:
vȅtrobrān
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Serbo-Croatian:
vjȅtrobrān
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Serbo-Croatian:
šoferšajbna
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Spanish:
parabrisas
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Spanish:
guinshil
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Swedish:
vindruta
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Turkish:
ön cam
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Vietnamese:
kính chắn gió
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Volapük:
tavienvitür
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Welsh:
sgrin wynt
— screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather
Finnish:
tuulisuoja
— cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises
French:
bonnette anti-vent
— cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises
German:
Windschutz
— cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises
German:
Mikrofon-Windschutz
— cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises
Portuguese:
pára-brisas
— cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises
Spanish:
cortavientos
— cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises
