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- noun Plural form of
windbreak .
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Examples
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Plants must be purchased for conservation purposes such as windbreaks, stream bank stabilization, wetland and riparian restoration, reforestation, wildlife habitat enhancement or rehabilitation of disturbed sites.
DesertUSA News 2008
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It asked that they check vacant farmsteads for signs of disturbed soil or matted grass, especially in areas with lines of mature or rotted trees that serve as windbreaks.
Missing Montana Teacher: FBI Asks Landowners To Search For Sherry Arnold 2012
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Tree and shrub windbreaks seemed the practical way and I engaged the landscape team, Deryl James and Dave Quitter of Trees Unlimited.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Tree and shrub windbreaks seemed the practical way and I engaged the landscape team, Deryl James and Dave Quitter of Trees Unlimited.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Employ plants to provide shade and reduce cooling costs and windbreaks to reduce heating costs.
Green Scene: Some ideas for an environmentally friendly landscape 2011
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Tree and shrub windbreaks seemed the practical way and I engaged the landscape team, Deryl James and Dave Quitter of Trees Unlimited.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Tree and shrub windbreaks seemed the practical way and I engaged the landscape team, Deryl James and Dave Quitter of Trees Unlimited.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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"They planted it after the dust bowl," Stout said of the sturdy row of trees used as windbreaks and natural fences.
The Center for Public Integrity: Town divided over major employer's permission to pollute the air The Center for Public Integrity 2011
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The small family farmer who rotates his crops, plants trees as windbreaks, restricts use of pesticide's that would end up in his family's well water, and more.
Organic Farming Opens a Way for Farmers to Return to their Proper Role as Innovators and Stewards of the Land Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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The next morning we take the same path down to the beach, following a family with windbreaks and buckets and spades.
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