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Word entry · 9 letters

windbreak

Best crossword clue

"Shelter fence"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPart of speech nounSorted abdeiknrwStarts with WEnds with K2 clues
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Definitions

  1. hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion

Word origin

From wind + break.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Although Birdibil was warm in his family wungkurr or windbreak that night, lying next to a crackling fire and covered with some paperbark blankets (kawan), he had little sleep.
  • A wide range of materials was used for windbreaks, including rigid bark sheets inserted in sand, piles of grass or foliage, and stone walls.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Shelter fence9 letters
02Shelterbelt9 letters

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