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- noun Plural form of
windscreen .
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Examples
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The safety glass used in windscreens originated as a sandwich of a plastic sheet laminated between two glass sheets.
The Contribution of Creative Chemistry to the Humanities 1957
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'' In the same way, components such as windscreens are manufactured so that a crack in one layer of the windscreen does not lead to a failure of the windscreen. ''
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Although laminated windscreens tend to filter out UV, the side and rear windows are usually made of clear, non-laminated glass that filters out UVB but still allows UVA rays to penetrate, and this contributes to skin cancer.
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The Thought Police, cunningly disguised as senior police officers, are everywhere, holding sway over careers, tactical and operational policing decisions - such as so-called stickers on windscreens and flip-flops for drunk slappers.
Thanks For Telling Me What I Think « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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They're uncomfortable, and they'll require a high degree of maintenance to keep presentable. and glass (for both the roof and coming windscreens) gets dirty easily, and is a prime graffiti/vandalism target.
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It is AR, for example, that enables the "heads-up displays" which have made their way slowly from military aircraft to an increasing number of car windscreens.
Real Life or Just Fantasy? Nick Clayton 2011
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Noah Seelam/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Images of Bollywood actors crop up all over India, from the windscreens of auto rickshaws to the insides of shops, so it's no surprise that kite makers use them too.
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Both companies, whose offerings include specialized coatings for windows, tires and windscreens, have customers in the auto and construction sectors.
Eastman Chemical to Buy Solutia Doug Cameron 2012
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Pedestrians walked close by and were visited by phantom memories of sun-blazed mornings, the rain-soaked windscreens of car crashes and of the tides of dark nights.
Ballardian » Ballardian/Savoy Microfiction competition winners 2010
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It is AR, for example, that enables the "heads-up displays" which have made their way slowly from military aircraft to an increasing number of car windscreens.
Real Life or Just Fantasy? Nick Clayton 2011
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