wipers
plural of wiper
• swiper
Wipers
(slang, World War I) Ypres
• swiper
Source: Wiktionary
Wip"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, wipes.
2. Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag.
3. (Mach.)
Definition: A piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam.
4. (Firearms)
Definition: A rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 June 2025
(noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
