Meaning of windshield wiper | Babel Free
Definitions
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a device used to clear rain and dirt from a windshield; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade. Canada, US
- An exercise where the back is parallel to the ground (lying on it or hanging via the arms from a pull-up bar) and the legs are perpendicular to the floor so that the lower torso with the legs is rotated to target the Musculus obliquus externus abdominis, the Musculus quadratus lumborum and the Musculus rectus abdominis.
Equivalents
Български
чистачка
Català
eixugaparabrises
Čeština
stěrač
Dansk
vinduesvisker
Deutsch
Scheibenwischer
Ελληνικά
υαλοκαθαριστήρας
Esperanto
glacoviŝilo
Euskara
haizetako-garbigailu
Suomi
tuulilasinpyyhin
Français
essuie-glace
Galego
limpaparabrisas
Magyar
ablaktörlő
Bahasa Indonesia
penghapus kaca
Íslenska
rúðuþurrka
Italiano
tergicristallo
日本語
ワイパー
한국어
와이퍼
Македонски
бришач
Nederlands
ruitenwisser
Polski
wycieraczka
Português
limpa-para-brisas
Română
ștergător de parbriz
Svenska
vindrutetorkare
ไทย
ที่ปัดน้ำฝน
Türkçe
silecek
Examples
“Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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