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wind-swept

American  
[wind-swept] / ˈwɪndˌswɛpt /

adjective

  1. open or exposed to the wind.

    a wind-swept beach.

Etymology

Origin of wind-swept

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

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Wind swept the outer world into a vortex of wild rain; the room boomed and trembled with the reverberations of thunder.

From Success A Novel by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

Wind swept from the mountain-snows, swirling sparks into the air, and streamed moaning into the ravines.

From The Three Mulla-mulgars by De la Mare, Walter

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