windscreen
noun
wind·screen
ˈwin(d)-ˌskrēn 
1
: a screen that protects against the wind
2
chiefly British
: windshield
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There’s a simple center console, and transparent film is embedded in the windscreen which draws power from the 48V circuit to demist the screen rather than relying on the climate control system.
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Jason Barlow, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
Months later, the front windscreen of an Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 flying from Mallorca to Vienna was shattered and most of the nose cone was torn off.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 30 Aug. 2024
The windscreen plays up the aerospace design, flowing into an integrated pair of black winglets that rise up to 10 degrees to boost downforce.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
Its peculiar design, in which its windscreen extended all the way to its curving roof, may have been a major contributing factor.
—Utkarsh Sood, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2024
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Jason Barlow, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
Months later, the front windscreen of an Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 flying from Mallorca to Vienna was shattered and most of the nose cone was torn off.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 30 Aug. 2024
The windscreen plays up the aerospace design, flowing into an integrated pair of black winglets that rise up to 10 degrees to boost downforce.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
Its peculiar design, in which its windscreen extended all the way to its curving roof, may have been a major contributing factor.
—Utkarsh Sood, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Windscreen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windscreen. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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