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means The front pane of glass on a vehicle that shields the driver from wind, rain, and bugs while still letting them see the road.

from A straightforward compound of 'wind' and 'shield' — coined in English in the early automobile era (late 1800s/early 1900s) when cars needed a plain word for the glass that shielded riders from oncoming wind. British English went a slightly different route with 'windscreen,' same idea, different half of the compound.