windbreak

Example Sentences

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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

Rivers flow, flowers bloom, trees are lined up in rows as windbreaks.

From Los Angeles Times

We hominids have a proud history of protecting ourselves from the elements; anthropologists believe the oldest known building may be a windbreak found in Tanzania.

From Washington Post