windbreak

noun wind·break \ ˈwin(d)-ˌbrāk \

|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

Definition of windbreak

: a growth of trees or shrubs serving to break the force of wind; broadly : a shelter (such as a fence) from the wind

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Recent Examples of windbreak from the Web

Michelle Dalps, a park ranger at Kenai Fjords National Park, urges all glacier travelers to bring warm, layered clothes, sturdy shoes or boots, and a windbreak layer.

— laurel andrews, Anchorage Daily News, "11 glacier adventures near Anchorage," 2 May 2018
Congress would address grazing issues and vote to establish the Soil Conservation Service, whose measures, such as planting windbreaks and seeding grasses, did much to head off future black dusters.

— john f. ross, WSJ, "The Prophet of the Dust Bowl," 14 June 2018
Michelle Dalps, a park ranger at Kenai Fjords National Park, urges all glacier travelers to bring warm, layered clothes, sturdy shoes or boots, and a windbreak layer.

— laurel andrews, Anchorage Daily News, "11 glacier adventures near Anchorage," 2 May 2018
Michelle Dalps, a park ranger at Kenai Fjords National Park, urges all glacier travelers to bring warm, layered clothes, sturdy shoes or boots, and a windbreak layer.

— laurel andrews, Anchorage Daily News, "11 glacier adventures near Anchorage," 2 May 2018
Michelle Dalps, a park ranger at Kenai Fjords National Park, urges all glacier travelers to bring warm, layered clothes, sturdy shoes or boots, and a windbreak layer.

— laurel andrews, Anchorage Daily News, "11 glacier adventures near Anchorage," 2 May 2018
Michelle Dalps, a park ranger at Kenai Fjords National Park, urges all glacier travelers to bring warm, layered clothes, sturdy shoes or boots, and a windbreak layer.

— laurel andrews, Anchorage Daily News, "11 glacier adventures near Anchorage," 2 May 2018
In the rows where your vegetables grow, good neighbors can make all the difference by helping with everything from pest control to providing windbreaks and shade.

— OregonLive.com, "In vegetable gardens, good-neighbor planting makes all the difference," 29 Mar. 2018
Schulze said We Energies has suppression systems installed to minimize coal dust as well as video monitoring and updated windbreaks.

— erik s. hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Oak Creek property reportedly covered in coal dust, We Energies and DNR investigating," 8 Mar. 2018

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