windbreak
a growth of trees, a structure of boards, or the like, serving as a shelter from the wind.
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How to use windbreak in a sentence
While windbreaks slow wind speed close to the ground, above the height of the windbreak, wind speeds actually increase as air rushes over the top.
Windbreaks, surprisingly, could help wind farms boost power output | Emily Conover | August 10, 2021 | Science NewsScientists already knew that the output of a single wind turbine could be improved with a windbreak.
Windbreaks, surprisingly, could help wind farms boost power output | Emily Conover | August 10, 2021 | Science NewsA windbreak’s wake slows the flow of air as it travels farther through the rows of turbines.
Windbreaks, surprisingly, could help wind farms boost power output | Emily Conover | August 10, 2021 | Science NewsThat could suggest that windbreaks would be a wash for wind farms with many turbines.
Windbreaks, surprisingly, could help wind farms boost power output | Emily Conover | August 10, 2021 | Science NewsIn the Midwest, trees serve as windbreaks for crops and line creeks to minimize fertilizer runoff.
Mixing trees and crops can help both farmers and the climate | Jonathan Lambert | July 14, 2021 | Science News
The snow would surely come from that direction, and having a windbreak might mean considerable.
Storm-Bound | Alan DouglasSo Yan collected firewood, made a bed of Fir boughs and a windbreak of bushes and bark.
Two Little Savages | Ernest Thompson SetonBut as she approached the poplar windbreak which stood to the north of the house, the little shack waned like a shadow before her.
The Shape of Fear | Elia W. PeattieHawaiians planted it as a windbreak around their homes and broke off sections to chew when they traveled.
Oahu Traveler's guide | Bill GleasnerIt could, however, be recommended as an integral part of a windbreak, or woodlot where the land owner has an apiary.
Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon Deam
British Dictionary definitions for windbreak
/ (ˈwɪndˌbreɪk) /
a fence, line of trees, etc, serving as a protection from the wind by breaking its force
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