shelter belt
shelter belt is the alternative form of shelterbelt.
Meaning of shelterbelt
Noun
shelterbelt (plural shelterbelts)
- A row of trees that acts as a windbreak.
- “The shelterbelts here," explained 53-year-old Ma Shoushou, head of the Bayannur League sand-protection station, “are only part of a great network of shelterbelts planted in 320 counties and banners stretching over 11 provinces and autonomous regions in China’s north, northeast and northwest.1982 January, “Fighting Back the Deserts”, in China Reconstructs, China Welfare Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 40
Forms of shelter belt
| plural | shelter belts |
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Questions about shelter belt
- What is shelter belt the alternative form of?
- Shelter belt is the alternative form of shelterbelt.
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