Wind-break
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wind-break is a noun meaning (transitive) To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust.
Meaning
(transitive) To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust.
More Meanings
- Alternative spelling of windbreak.
Example Sentences
'Tvvould vvind-breake a moyle, or a ring'd mare, to vie burthens vvith her.
Massive timber wind-breaks were erected to protect the railway in particularly exposed locations.
It’s not men by some mistake? / No, / There’s not a soul / For a wind-break / Between me and the North Pole— / Except always John-Joe, / My French Indian Esquimaux, […]
Word Forms
- wind-breaks
- wind-breaking
- wind-broke
- wind-broken
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wind, blow, outwind, outbreathe, overblow, blow out.
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