windshield wiper
an electrically or pneumatically operated device consisting of a squeegee connected to a mechanical arm designed to wipe off rain, snow, etc., from a windshield or rear window.
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How to use windshield wiper in a sentence
Only the windshield wiper squeaked regularly as it swept back and forth across the wet glass.
The Mystery of Arnold Hall | Helen M. PersonsBefore they reached Vista it was raining dismally, and Lawson had the windshield wiper going.
Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin | Dorothy WayneUnlike a windshield wiper, however, it put little white blobs on the screen, instead of removing them.
Pushbutton War | Joseph P. MartinoOn each of them a pie-wedge section was illuminated by a white line which swept back and forth like a windshield wiper.
Pushbutton War | Joseph P. MartinoHe snapped on the windshield wiper again as a few drops of rain splattered the glass.
Dan Carter and the Money Box | Mildred A. Wirt
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