sidescreen

English

Etymology

From side +‎ screen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɪdˌskriːn/

Noun

sidescreen (plural sidescreens)

  1. (automotive, aviation) A panel or window on the side of a vehicle, such as a car or aircraft, designed to protect occupants from external elements while allowing visibility.
    • 1981 January 21, AIR PENNSYLVANIA 501 PIPER PA 31 350 N5MS PHILADELPHIA JULY 25 1980 (NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT), United States Government, page 22:
      Separate systems are incorporated in Bristol Britannia 253F aircraft for wing deicing, tail unit deicing, engine air-intake deicing, windscreen heating, pressure-head heating, and sidescreen demisting.
    • 2009, Bill Piggott, Collector's Originality Guide Triumph TR2 TR3 TR4 TR5 TR6 TR7 TR8, MotorBooks International, page 78:
      At the introduction of the TR3, all cars, whether or not supplied with hardtops, were given the new sliding type of sidescreen, still with hinged flaps and till popped to the door by four fastners, of ‘List-a-dot’ type by this point.
    • 2024 December 6, Wikipedia contributors, “CANSA C.4”, in English Wikipedia‎[1], Wikimedia Foundation:
      The cockpits were open but fitted with windscreens and short sidescreens.
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