window screen

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounwindow screen (plural window screens)

plural window screens · alternative windowscreen

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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bug screenfly screenflyscreeninsect screen

Translations

Catalan mosquitera
  • mosquiteramesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
Chinese Mandarin 紗窗 /纱窗
  • 紗窗 /纱窗 (shāchuāng)mesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
Dutch hor, vliegenraam
  • hormesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
  • vliegenraammesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
Finnish hyttysverkko
  • hyttysverkkomesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
German Fenstergitter, Fliegenschutzgitter
  • Fenstergittermesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
  • Fliegenschutzgittermesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
  • Fliegengittermesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
Japanese 網戸
  • 網戸 (amido)mesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
Korean 방충망
  • 방충망 (bangchungmang)mesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
Polish moskitiera, moskitiera okienna
  • moskitieramesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
  • moskitiera okiennamesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
Portuguese tela de janela, tela mosquiteiro
  • tela de janelamesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
  • tela mosquiteiromesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
  • mosquiteiromesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
  • cortinadomesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
Russian моски́тная се́тка
  • моски́тная се́тка (moskítnaja sétka)mesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
Spanish rejilla, mosquitero
  • rejillamesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
  • mosquiteromesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
  • alambreramesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
  • anjeomesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
Swedish myggfönster, myggnät
  • myggfönstermesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
  • myggnätmesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window
Cite this entry
APA

window screen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window%20screen

MLA

“window screen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window%20screen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “window screen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window%20screen.

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