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windbreak

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A sheet or stack of material used to protect people or fire from wind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The act of breaking wind; flatulence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shelterbelt

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hedge, hedgerow

History

Etymology

From wind + break.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: преграда срещу вятъра (pregrada sreštu vjatǎra) — hedge, fence or row of trees to reduce wind damage
  • Catalan: tallavent — hedge, fence or row of trees to reduce wind damage
  • Catalan: trencavent — hedge, fence or row of trees to reduce wind damage
  • Catalan: paravent — hedge, fence or row of trees to reduce wind damage
  • Finnish: tuulensuojaistutus — hedge, fence or row of trees to reduce wind damage
  • French: brise-vent — hedge, fence or row of trees to reduce wind damage
  • German: Windschutzstreifen — hedge, fence or row of trees to reduce wind damage
  • Hungarian: mezővédő erdősáv — hedge, fence or row of trees to reduce wind damage
  • Russian: лесополоса́ (lesopolosá) — hedge, fence or row of trees to reduce wind damage
  • Bulgarian: заслон (zaslon) — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • Catalan: paravent — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • Catalan: tallavent — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • Catalan: trencavent — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • Dutch: windscherm — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • Finnish: tuulensuoja — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • German: Windschutz — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • Irish: fál fothana — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • Irish: scáthlán gaoithe — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • Māori: tāhokahoka — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • Māori: tītopa — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • Māori: pāhauhau — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • Māori: āhau — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • Swedish: vindskydd — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind
  • Welsh: atalfa wynt — sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind