windbreak

== English == === Alternative forms === wind-break, wind break === Etymology === From wind +‎ break. === Noun === windbreak (plural windbreaks) (agriculture) A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops. Hyponym: shelterbelt Coordinate terms: hedgerow, fencerow A sheet or stack of material used to protect people or fire from wind. June 1964, Darrell Huff, Sun-Catching Windbreak Popular Science, Bonnier Corporation, page 112: I built my windbreak on a second-story wooden deck, as you can see above, but it would work just as well at ground level. The act of breaking wind; flatulence. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === windbreak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === break wind, break-wind, breakwind