Usually with hyphen or as two words. A screen (in various senses) that provides protection from the wind. Cf. wind-break, n. 1.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > shelter > a shelter > against weather or storms > others (9) windscreen1671 Usually with hyphen or as two words. A screen (in various senses) that provides protection from the wind. Cf. wind-break, n. 1. paragrêle1830 A device for protecting crops, etc., against hail; = paragrandine, n. weather-wall1838 a wall serving as a shield from the weather. paragrandine1842 A device for protecting crops, etc., against hail; = paragrêle, n. ombrifuge1869 Something providing shelter from the rain; spec. an umbrella. snow-hole1880 (a) a hole or opening in the burner of a pyrites kiln; (b) a hole in snow used as a temporary shelter. wind-break1894 Something, esp. a row of trees, used to break the force of the wind, or serving as a protection against it. Originally U.S. storm-flap1929 a piece of material designed to protect an opening or fastening from the effects of rain, as on a tent, coat, etc. trog1958 (See quot. 1958.) New Zealand. |
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