Windbreak

Definitions

1. A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.
2. A sheet or stack of material used to protect people or fire from wind.
3. The act of breaking wind; flatulence.

Equivalents

9 more languages

العربيةحاجز الريح

Catalàparaventtallaventtrencavent

Ελληνικάανεμοστάτηςανεμοφράχτης

Suomimurrokkotuulensuoja

한국어바람막이방풍림

Nederlandswindscherm

Polskiparawan

Svenskavindskydd

Українськавітролом

Examples

“I built my windbreak on a second-story wooden deck, as you can see⟳ above, but it would work⟳ just as well at ground level.”

“Although Birdibil was warm in his family wungkurr or windbreak that night, lying next to a crackling fire and covered with some paperbark blankets (kawan), he had little sleep⟳.”

“A wide range of materials was used for windbreaks, including rigid bark sheets inserted in sand, piles of grass or foliage, and stone walls.”

“(see⟳ title)”

“Another of Roy's room-clearing wind breaks snapped my head back.”

“(chapter title for chapter on flatulence)”

“(see⟳ chapter title)”

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