WINDBREAK

windbreak, shelterbelt

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

windbreak (plural windbreaks)

(agriculture) A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.

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

Anagrams

• break wind, break-wind, breakwind

Source: Wiktionary


Wind"-break`, v. t.

Definition: To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust. [R.] 'T would wind-break a mule to vie burdens with her. Ford.

Wind"-break`, n.

Definition: A clump of trees serving for a protection against the force of wind. [Local, U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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