Windswept

adj

adj ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Exposed to the winds.

    "We struggled over the windswept moorland."

Adjective
  1. 1
    open to or swept by wind wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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"On a windswept barren mountainside, several kilometers east of Gardez, a few hundred men huddle against the cold."

Etymology

From wind + swept.

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