windbreak

Example Sentences

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By removing so many trees, thinning also reduces the windbreak effect that a denser forest has against the winds that drive the flames.

From Salon

The elegant eucalyptus, the gray-green ghosts beloved of plein air painters and of citrus growers who planted it as a windbreak for their groves — they were Ellwood Cooper’s pipe dream.

From Los Angeles Times

On weekends, she worked at the farm and found solace where she could smell dirt, hear the bees buzzing in the nettles and get scolded by jays nesting in the oleander windbreak.

From Los Angeles Times

Those trees can provide a windbreak for the grass, and the protection and shade can help keep moisture in the ground during a drought.

From Washington Times

A council spokesperson said the trees at Fistral acted "as a windbreak" and helped to create "a more favourable environment for the development of dune plants".

From BBC