🌍 American vs British · vocabulary
windshield vs windscreen
The front window of a vehicle.
American
windshield
“A pebble cracked the windshield on the freeway.”
British
windscreen
“A pebble cracked the windscreen on the motorway.”
Good to know
Americans say "windshield" and Britons say "windscreen"; the wipers are likewise "windshield wipers" versus "windscreen wipers." Both are readily understood across dialects.
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