windscreen wiper
English
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Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]windscreen wiper (plural windscreen wipers)
- (automobiles, British, Australia, New Zealand) A device used to clear rain and dirt from a windscreen; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade; a windshield wiper.
- (bodybuilding) An exercise where the back is parallel to the ground (lying on it or hanging via the arms from a pull-up bar) and the legs are perpendicular to the floor so that the lower torso with the legs is rotated to target the Musculus obliquus externus abdominis, the Musculus quadratus lumborum and the Musculus rectus abdominis.
Synonyms
[edit]- windshield wiper (US, Canada)
Translations
[edit]a device to clear a windscreen — see windshield wiper