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View synonyms for wind-swept

wind-swept

[ wind-swept ]

adjective

  1. open or exposed to the wind:

    a wind-swept beach.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of wind-swept1

First recorded in 1805–15

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Example Sentences

Imagine, then, standing on this wind-swept height as Rimbaud did, almost out of your mind with the sheer power of your mind.

As fast as the smoke rose the wind swept it away, so that the gunners had a clear view of the ships.

There was no wood; he tore the clapboards from a near-by cabin and the tar paper from the wind-swept roof.

Harder and swifter the wind swept about them; its force greater than the slight form of the woman could resist.

Instantly the wind swept howling down upon the Head, and the Roost bellowed, and churned, and danced with a new fury.

So he dressed quickly and hurried through the wind-swept corridor into the Chapel.

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