windbreak

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The trees you see serve as a windbreak, a necessary thing given the severity of Iowa winds and winter storms.

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  1. noun A hedge, fence, or row of trees serving to lessen or break the force of the wind.

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  • Inside the windbreak, the wind lessened, but swirled among the trees, building drifts. —  Winter Prey
  • They've stacked their gear on the far side to act as a feeble windbreak, so at least we don't have to worry about tripping over a sledge or damaging something. —  EBSCOhost
  • Farmers across Walden used the forest as a windbreak; keeping unused land in trees prevented soil erosion. —  Gardner Dozois - The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection (2006)
  • Max was lucky he had the bigger Adareans for a windbreak. —  FSF,August2008
  • On the far bank, maybe twenty strides back from the water, someone once planted a row of junipers as a windbreak. —  FSF,August2004
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