breakwind
breakwind noun: a windbreak.
Noun
breakwind (plural breakwinds)
- A windbreak.
- He bent and disappeared out of the sheltering circle of the fir-fronds, returning in a moment with an armful of boughs. He went back, foraging, and she heard him snapping off others. Presently he was beside her again, and began to construct the break-wind, interweaving from the ground up to the...1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Three Go Back
- The rows of breakwind trees should be planted at right angles to the prevailing wind, and there should be at least thirty feet between the first row of fruit trees and the breakwind trees.1971, Duncan Brown, Better Fruit Growing for Australian Gardeners, page 15
Forms of breakwind
| plural | breakwinds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | break-wind |
Origin of breakwind
From break + wind.
Questions about breakwind
- What does breakwind mean?
- Breakwind means a windbreak.
- What part of speech is breakwind?
- Breakwind is a noun.
- What is the plural of breakwind?
- The plural of breakwind is breakwinds.
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