windproof
[wind-proof]
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adjective
resisting wind, as fabric or a jacket or coat.
Origin of windproof
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Contemporary Examples of windproof
Kate changed in the airport, into a (windproof) pair of jeans and a cream sweater.
Historical Examples of windproof
Moleskin or whipcord withstands the hardest usage and is windproof and warm.
Touring AfootClaude Powell Fordyce
When sich mud am daubed in de cracks it stay and dem cabins am sho' windproof and warm.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves.Work Projects Administration
They tell me that every one here puts on fat in the cold weather as a kind of windproof jacket.
Le Petit NordAnne Elizabeth Caldwell (MacClanahan) Grenfell and Katie Spalding
These are sold to the soldiers and sailors for wear under their tunics and are most beautifully light and windproof.
Women and War WorkHelen Fraser
A windproof coat of thin oil-silk or of a kind of paper-cloth made by a Paris firm, is a very good substitute for a spare sweater.
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