wiper
(wī′pər)
noun
- a person or thing that wipes
- something used for wiping, as a towel or rag
- a moving electrical contact, as in a rheostat
- a projecting piece on a rotating or rocking part, which raises and lowers or trips another, usually reciprocating, part; cam; eccentric
- a squeegee blade attached to an arm that can be moved automatically back and forth across a windshield
See wiper in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- One that wipes.
- Something, such as a towel, used for wiping.
- A device designed for wiping, as on an automobile windshield.
- A projecting cam, as on a rotating shaft, that activates another machine part.
- A movable electrical contact, as in a rheostat.
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