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- Usage
- Safety
- Other aspects
- Terminology
- Certification
- Repair of stone-chip and crack damage
- Size and depth
- Type
- Location
- Replacement{{anchor|Windshield replacement}}
- Disposal
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
right|thumb|Panoramic (wrap-around) windshield on a 1959 Edsel Corsair
The windshield (American English and Canadian English) or windscreen (Commonwealth English) of an aircraft, car, bus, motorbike, truck, train, boat or streetcar is the front window, which provides visibility while protecting occupants from the elements. Modern windshields are generally made of laminated safety glass, a type of treated glass, which consists of, typically, two curved sheets of glass with a plastic layer laminated between them for safety, and bonded into the window frame.