shelterbelt
noun
shel·ter·belt
ˈshel-tər-ˌbelt 
: a barrier of trees and shrubs that provides protection (as for crops) from wind and storm and lessens erosion
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Stepping into the shelterbelt seemed cathedral-like.
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Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
While his ranch has a shelterbelt of trees which protect against winds that blow from the northwest, Mr. Roseland said winds from this storm have come from the east and northeast, buffeting his calving yards and threatening the lives of newborns.
—Jake Holland, WSJ, 11 Apr. 2019
My brother, friends, and cousins built those forts in the woods near a park and in the shelterbelts overlooking the creek behind my grandmother’s place.
—Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2018
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Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
While his ranch has a shelterbelt of trees which protect against winds that blow from the northwest, Mr. Roseland said winds from this storm have come from the east and northeast, buffeting his calving yards and threatening the lives of newborns.
—Jake Holland, WSJ, 11 Apr. 2019
My brother, friends, and cousins built those forts in the woods near a park and in the shelterbelts overlooking the creek behind my grandmother’s place.
—Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2018
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“Shelterbelt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelterbelt. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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