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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Sprawling along a windswept peninsula where the Sahara meets the Atlantic, the city of Dakhla certainly looked attractive.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
The narrow, windswept island is packed with wildlife.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Standing on the windswept central square of Slavutych, he said that his first, "nuclear" war was against an invisible, odourless poison.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 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
Walt grew up in Greeley, Colorado, an agricultural town on the high, windswept plains up near the Wyoming line.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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