WINDBREAK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does windbreak mean? 

• WINDBREAK (noun)
  The noun WINDBREAK has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: WINDBREAK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WINDBREAK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

shelterbelt; windbreak

Hypernyms ("windbreak" is a kind of...):

hedge; hedgerow (a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes)