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

Clean outdoor grills, burning off food particles and grease, and store them securely in a garage or shed.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
The Tafts have property insurance, which paid out after the Aspen Acres fire burned a barn and a work shed, Christine Taft said.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of shed

Noun

The fort is about a 75-mile drive southwest from downtown Raleigh.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
Fighting valiantly but doomed by a lack of supplies, soldiers surrendered the fort on this day in 1864, bringing the Battle of Mobile Bay to its end.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of fort

Noun

The Rocca di Fregosa, a fortress atop a natural cliff overlooking the Marecchia River valley, dominates the hamlet visually.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Now, a selection of these objects are on view as part of a summer festival at the Damascus Citadel, a former military fortress and UNESCO World Heritage site that recently reopened.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortress

Noun

The military has increasingly used airstrikes to counter opposition forces, including the armed People’s Defense Forces in Sagaing region, a stronghold of armed resistance.

— Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
In the Almería suburb of La Cañada, one of Vox’s strongholds, those talking points are producing results.

— Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of stronghold

Noun

No matter the time of year, there’s no shortage of iconic attractions in Edinburgh, from its massive castle to Calton Hill and Mary King’s Close, a subterranean living museum beneath the Royal Mile.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Balmoral has been the summer residence of the British royal family since the reign of Queen Victoria, whose husband, Prince Albert, purchased the castle and the surrounding 7,000 acres in 1845.

— Roberta Mercuri, Vanity Fair, 17 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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