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Windshield

The windshield, of an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, is the front window. Windshields are nowadays generally made of two sheets of curved glass with a plastic layer laminated between them for safety. Windshields protect the vehicle's occupants from flying debris (such as dust, insects, and rockss), wind, and temperature extremes. In a number of districts, it is criminal to drive vehicles with tinted windshields.