window screen

See also: windowscreen

English

Noun

window screen (plural window screens)

A mesh, made of metal wire, fibreglass, or other synthetic fibre, set in a frame and covering the opening of a window to keep leaves, debris, insects, birds, etc. from entering a building without blocking fresh airflow.

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

screen window
screen door

Translations

mesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window

Chinese:
Mandarin: 紗窗 (zh), 纱窗 (zh) (shāchuāng)
Finnish: hyttysverkko (fi)

German: Fenstergitter n, Fliegenschutzgitter n
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