sneezeguard

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noun

A transparent panel mounted above a food counter, to prevent food from being contaminated by someone sneezing.

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Meanings

nounsneezeguard (plural sneezeguards)

plural sneezeguards

  1. A transparent panel mounted above a food counter, to prevent food from being contaminated by someone sneezing.

    Hands reached over the sneezeguards. Elbows flew. Some guys climbed on top of the tray rails and leaped over the glass partition so they could raid Michael's tray.

    2017, James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein, Pottymouth and Stoopid, page 84

Origin

From sneeze + guard.

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APA

sneezeguard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneezeguard

MLA

“sneezeguard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneezeguard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sneezeguard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneezeguard.

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