windswept

/ ˈwɪndˌswɛpt /

adjective

1. open to or swept by the wind

2. another word for windblown

Example Sentences

She crossed windswept fields and leaped over thickets of shrubs and passed hot springs that sent steam floating into the sky.

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The windswept rural Sandringham Estate is a far cry from Windsor, which is close to London.

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A burly bearded man in a blue tunic moved swiftly through grassy stubble on a windswept road in rural Damascus, collecting bones with his bare hands.

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Training on his hometown’s sand dunes and in the Pacific Northwest’s windswept rains, Prefontaine broke national records at Marshfield High School and then at the University of Oregon.

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Jeju, a volcanic island south of the Korean peninsula, is popular for its beaches, walking trails and windswept mountain views.

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Related Words

• blustery 
• boisterous 
• brisk 
• gusty 
• stormy