windbreak

[ wind-breyk ]
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noun
  1. a growth of trees, a structure of boards, or the like, serving as a shelter from the wind.

Origin of windbreak

1
First recorded in 1765–75; wind1 + break

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How to use windbreak in a sentence

  • The snow would surely come from that direction, and having a windbreak might mean considerable.

    Storm-Bound | Alan Douglas
  • So Yan collected firewood, made a bed of Fir boughs and a windbreak of bushes and bark.

    Two Little Savages | Ernest Thompson Seton
  • But as she approached the poplar windbreak which stood to the north of the house, the little shack waned like a shadow before her.

    The Shape of Fear | Elia W. Peattie
  • Hawaiians planted it as a windbreak around their homes and broke off sections to chew when they traveled.

    Oahu Traveler's guide | Bill Gleasner
  • It could, however, be recommended as an integral part of a windbreak, or woodlot where the land owner has an apiary.

    Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon Deam

British Dictionary definitions for windbreak

windbreak

/ (ˈwɪndˌbreɪk) /


noun
  1. a fence, line of trees, etc, serving as a protection from the wind by breaking its force

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