windshield-wiper

Definitions

Noun. [C2]

Examples

““She drove off very fast so that he should not see⟳ the tears clouding her view⟳. Mechanically she switched on the windshield-wipers and her gesture tore from her a desperate little laugh⟳” is the way Sagan describes the end⟳ of a midday lovers’ quarrel.”

“My friends and I were standing on the grass verge of the town’s main road, tossing loose balls of fresh-mown grass at passing cars. One of these stuck in the windshield-wipers of a car (which was probably doing around 60 mph).”

“General Motors Co. is recalling certain large crossover vehicles from the 2011 and 2012 model⟳ years to fix⟳ windshield-wipers that may loosen and stop⟳ working.”

CEFR level