shelter belt

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noun

a row of trees planted to protect an area from the wind

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Words nearby shelter belt

shell suit, shellwork, shelly, Shelta, shelter, shelter belt, shelter deck, sheltered, sheltered housing, sheltered workshop, shelter in place

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Example sentences from the Web for shelter belt

The grim instability of shelter life is hardly a recipe for success under the best of circumstances.
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Some of them are trying to find places where they might be able to shelter if it comes to this.
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They want to change bad behaviors—tobacco, alcohol, using a seat belt, anything.
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Now they are a notch on a belt, and the savior can feel good about themselves.
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Small rooms off its graffiti-covered foyer provide shelter from the thick rain that can unexpectedly, and vengefully, hit.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In their shelter, Brion and Ulv crouched low and wondered why the attack didn't come.
Sense of Obligation|Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)
His boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
He reached down inside my shirt, with a none too gentle hand, and relieved me of the belt that held the money.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
But one day when we marched beneath the blazing sun, we met a storm and found no shelter.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Just smiled, a sardonic sort of grimace, and unbuckled his belt and handed it over without a word.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair

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