window screen

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window screen

noun window screens · windowscreen

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.
Similar: bug screen, fly screen, flyscreen, insect screen

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

Español	rejilla, mosquitero, alambrera, anjeo
한국어	방충망 bangchungmang
日本語	網戸 amido
中文	紗窗 /纱窗 shāchuāng
Português	tela de janela, tela mosquiteiro, mosquiteiro, cortinado
Deutsch	Fenstergitter, Fliegenschutzgitter, Fliegengitter
Русский	моски́тная се́тка moskítnaja sétka

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@misc{window_screen_2026,
  title = {window screen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/window%20screen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}