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Windbreak

noun
1.
Hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion.  Synonym: shelterbelt.






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"Windbreak" Quotes from Famous Books



... stupidity. Sinclair swept up an armful of wood and strode off to the spot he had selected for the campfire, near the place where the spring water ran into a small pool. A couple of big rocks thrown in place furnished a windbreak. Between them he heaped dead twigs, and in a moment ...
— The Rangeland Avenger • Max Brand

... turning into the county road and holding northward by the mammoth watering tank and Broderson's popular windbreak. As he passed Caraher's, he saw the saloon-keeper in the doorway of his place, and waved him a salutation which ...
— The Octopus • Frank Norris



Words linked to "Windbreak" :   hedge, hedgerow



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