windbreak

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windbreak - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Wind-break \Wind"-break`\, v. t.
     To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust.
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           'T would wind-break a mule to vie burdens with her.
                                                    --Ford.
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  Wind-break \Wind"-break`\, n.
     A clump of trees serving for a protection against the force
     of wind. [Local, U. S.]
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windbreak - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  windbreak
      n 1: hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the
           wind and reduce erosion [syn: windbreak, shelterbelt]