wipers

Glass-clearing vehicle blades

Wipers are devices that clear water, snow, or debris from surfaces—most commonly the rubber blades that sweep across a vehicle's windshield: Turn on the wipers, it's starting to rain.

Rear wipers handle back windows.

The term extends to any blade or cloth used for wiping: The machine's wipers keep the sensor clean.

weather

rain

Water dropping from clouds

  • downpourIntense precipitation event
  • drizzleVery light precipitation
  • stormSevere atmospheric disturbance

monsoon · sleet · snow · precipitation · squall · cloudburst · shower · mist · spray · wet

automotive

windshield

Vehicle's front glass

defog · streaks · smear · squeak · rubber · visibility · delay · arm · motor · reservoir

cleaning

squeegee

Rubber-edged cleaning tool

glass · screen · clear · smear · residue · grime · dirt · debris

industrial

conveyor

Mechanism that transports items

marine · aircraft · locomotive

Categories
Opposites
windshield visibility equipment

wipersdefrosters

Devices that clear frost

heaters · air jets · Rain-X · windshield washer · air conditioning

Phrases
Family

wipe, swipe, wiped, wipes, wiper, swiped, unwiped, wipeable, swiper

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G