Wind-break

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of windbreak. alt-of, alternative

    "Massive timber wind-breaks were erected to protect the railway in particularly exposed locations."

Verb
  1. 1
    To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust. transitive

    "'Tvvould vvind-breake a moyle, or a ring'd mare, to vie burthens vvith her."

Synonyms

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shelterbelt

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"Massive timber wind-breaks were erected to protect the railway in particularly exposed locations."

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