In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
WINDPROOF
Etymology
Adjective
windproof (comparative more windproof, superlative most windproof)
Providing protection from the wind.
Verb
windproof (third-person singular simple present windproofs, present participle windproofing, simple past and past participle windproofed)
(transitive) To make resistant to the wind.
Source: Wiktionary
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BREAK
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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