Thesaurus results for WINDBREAK

windbreak

noun

Definition of windbreak

as in lean-to

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Recent Examples of windbreak For livestock, this would include potable water, sanitary living conditions and access to a windbreak such as a building or tree line. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 These versatile trees can stand alone as specimen trees or be grouped for windbreaks and screening. — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026 The cemetery was divided in two by a windbreak of giant elms. — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026 Mario elbowed me into a small windbreak. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for windbreak

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Noun

The old fence was in bad shape, too, being held up on one side by a lean-to.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
Black California lives on freeway exits and underpasses, in tents and lean-tos.

— Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Definition of lean-to

Noun

The optical illusion reminded early settlers of the blockades of wooden stakes, or palisades, built around forts to ward off threats.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
In 2014, the regional nonprofit group SOS Sahel came to Barkadroussou and taught villagers to stabilize the dunes by building palisades of palm fronds.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026

Definition of palisade

Noun

At 57th and Fifth, Louis Vuitton’s in-house team has erected a 240-foot-tall construction shed that resembles a stack of six luggage trunks covered in its signature logo.

— Lauren Sinclair, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026
Check out more garage storage systems and outdoor shed organizers, starting at $7, below.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of shed

Noun

Kat and Aesha take the guests swimming in some nearby caves while the rest of the crew holds down the fort.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
The tour, led by Bruce Racond of Revolutionary Tours, promised to take curious attendees to sites rarely seen above 100th Street, from cascading waterfalls to Revolutionary forts.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of fort

Noun

Now an Oda envoy and renowned strategist named Kanbei Kuroda (Masaki Suda) has come to Murashige’s fortress to convince him that resistance is futile.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Someone or something keeps trying to break into the fortress-like building and find something.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

Definition of fortress

Noun

Republican lawmakers in Missouri passed a contentious new congressional map last fall, carving up the Democratic stronghold in the Fifth District and splitting Kansas City residents into three separate districts.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
Sarah Miller, a software engineer from the liberal stronghold of Madison, has heard all of the chatter about a civil war in the Democratic Party between progressives and moderates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of stronghold

Noun

All this simple man ever wanted was a pint of ale, a wee castle, and some respect.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
John Camacho Vidal, wine director at Terra Brooklyn, attributes part of Barolo’s allure to its royal history, with vineyards surrounding fairytale castles.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of castle

Noun

Crews are wanting to learn more about the earthen fortification, known as the redoubt, which is essentially a dirt fort colonial soldiers built by hand overnight before fighting began.

— Kailey Schuyler, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Contrast that with Europe, ostensibly a redoubt of strong climate policy.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 4 June 2026

Definition of redoubt

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