windswept
Britishadjective
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open to or swept by the wind
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another word for windblown
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Also at the ceremony, comedian Sir Billy Connolly was named the winner of non-fiction audiobook of the year for the recording of his memoir, Windswept & Interesting.
From BBC • May 24, 2022
Windswept trees, chirping frogs, scurrying critters and squawking crows echoed throughout the room only to be drowned out by the sweeping overture of orchestral music.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2017
The Plamondon family’s love affair with the hospitality industry extends back to the 1940s, when their grandfather owned the Windswept Hotel in Vero Beach, Fla.
From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2016
Windswept and open, this isn't a climb for adverse conditions – the featureless Arkengarthdale moor to your left and Sleightholme moor to your right would become very hostile in bad weather.
From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2012
Houses so important, they got names, like Windswept and Beach Rose and Seaview.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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