sunshade

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The hat had a conical crown and a brim sloping down all round like a sunshade, and the publican held it with his great red claw spread over the crown.

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  1. noun Something, such as an awning or a billed cap, that is used or worn as a protection from the sun's rays.

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  • Methods proposed for artificially altering climate range from using trillions of space craft as a sunshade to "seeding" the oceans with iron particles to stimulate algae which absorb CO2. —  Tony Sharp
  • Space sunshade might be feasible in global warming emergency —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • A suggested high-atmosphere "sunshade" of particles to battle global warming could reduce energy production from centralized solar power plants.
  • A transparent sunshade is mounted on the bulkhead behind the driver's area. —  gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
  • Mr Spalding said it also made little difference if the vehicle was fitted with sunshade or tinted windows, or was of a light or dark colour. —  Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
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  1. from sun + shade. Cf. Anglo-Saxon sunsceadu, a shadow cast by the sun.
 

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/ˈsənʃeɪd/
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