windbreak — English Dictionary

Noun

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.

   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.

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   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.

3. The act of breaking wind; flatulence.

   Examples

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

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   (chapter title for chapter on flatulence)

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Noun

1. hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion

   Synonyms

   shelterbelt

   Broader terms

   hedgehedgerow