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Automotive vocabulary · Body Structure and Safety

Windshield

Meaning in automotive, with examples

/ˈwɪndʃiːld/nounCore term

In automotive, windshield means: The front window of a vehicle, made of laminated safety glass. It also supports the roof structure and holds the camera used by many driver assistance systems.

In Turkish: ön cam

How it is used

Common in service and insurance. People repair a chip or replace a cracked windshield; after replacement the front camera usually needs calibration. Other words you hear are wipers, washer fluid and rain sensor.

Example sentences

  1. A stone chip on the windshield has turned into a 20 cm crack.

  2. After the windshield replacement, the lane keeping camera was recalibrated.

Common collocations

  • cracked windshield
  • windshield replacement
  • windshield wipers
  • heated windshield
  • ADASShort for advanced driver assistance systems: features that use cameras, radar and other sensors to help the driver, such as automatic emergency braking, lane keeping and blind spot warning.
  • airbagA fabric bag that inflates in milliseconds during a crash to cushion the occupants. Airbags work together with seat belts as part of the restraint system.
  • body-in-whiteThe stage of car production at which the sheet metal parts of the body have been welded together, before painting and before the engine, trim and other parts are added.
  • bumperThe part at the very front or rear of a car that protects the body in low-speed impacts. It usually has a plastic cover over a metal reinforcement beam.

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