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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The windswept community is home to historic mill houses and a new low-income housing complex right next to where the turbine components will be stacked and assembled.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Nonetheless, the organization’s 80 acres are home to a variety of artist residencies, which use the windswept isolation of the desert to activate dormant ideas.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
"Where they plan to expand the port is a particularly bio-sensitive hotspot," Namcob's Neil Shaw says from his windswept office near a lagoon where flamingos feed.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
The event has been held at the picturesque and often windswept waterfront circuit some two hours outside of Melbourne since 1997, but its contract expires this year.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
As they rolled down from the forested ridges above the Tanana River, Alex gazed across the expanse of windswept muskeg stretching to the south.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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