Meaning

3 senses

  1. A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.

    Windschutzstreifen

    лесополоса́lesopolosá

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

  2. A sheet or stack of material used to protect people or fire from wind.

    Windschutz

  3. The act of breaking wind; flatulence.

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
hedge, fence or row of trees to reduce wind damage:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
hedge, fence or row of trees to reduce wind damage:
sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind:

Origin

From wind + break.

From wind + break.

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Forms

plural: windbreaks

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion:shelterbelt

Word family

1 related words
Derivedwindbreaked

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
windA1windfallwindmillwindowA1

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