A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.
Used in a Sentence
windscreen
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for windscreen.
Editorial note
I do often turn on the windscreen wipers, when I mean to use the indicator, regardless of which country I'm in.
Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of windscreen gathered in one view.
A draught screen at the side of a passenger train doorway.
(transitive) To install a windscreen on.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for windscreen.
noun
A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.
noun
A draught screen at the side of a passenger train doorway.
verb
(transitive) To install a windscreen on.
noun
(military) A lightweight aerodynamic fairing mounted on the nose of an armor-piercing shell to reduce drag and increase range.
Example sentences
I do often turn on the windscreen wipers, when I mean to use the indicator, regardless of which country I'm in.
Birds are a huge threat to aviation, both engine ingestion and windscreen collisions, and birds are mostly organic.
Sure it's annoying, sure it shouldn't happen (like people putting flyers on your windscreen), but don't lose sleep over it.
An example is windscreen washer systems.
On the bicycle there is no windscreen between you and the world, you are actually in it and part of it.
Most accidents occur when the bird hits the windscreen or flies into the engines.
Neil hit him at about 35mph and he went clear through the windscreen!
Also don't forget the striking miners killed a man by throwing a concrete block through the windscreen of the truck(?) he was driving.
It's no different to just having your phone on the windscreen.
I have a TomTom that suckers to the windscreen and has a display on it.
Audis in the UK have a persistent safety flaw; it's suspected to be something to do with the glass used in the windscreen (windshield for our US readers).
Aside from economies of scale and protection from risk this was also incredibly useful in that one could (if qualified) legally drive any vehicle displaying a valid windscreen ticket.
Quote examples
I dimly recall turning up for a meeting just as the infamous station wagon/windscreen/police incident was winding down, and the reason they were going faster and faster was that the "stunt man" was finding it easier to roll over the car.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use windscreen in a sentence?
I do often turn on the windscreen wipers, when I mean to use the indicator, regardless of which country I'm in.
What does windscreen mean?
A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.
What part of speech is windscreen?
windscreen is commonly used as noun, verb.