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windbreak

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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wind·break /ˈwɪndbreɪk/ noun [countable]  TBa fence, line of trees, or wall that is intended to protect a place from the wind 挡风篱[];防风林
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windbreakIt likes a well-drained soil, and a windbreak in windy, cold areas.Turn sharp left 80yds before a conifer windbreak.Tree belts are also more effective windbreaks, and provide more protection from the glare of low sun than mounds or fences.It makes a good windbreak too as it filters the wind, rather than encouraging destructive eddies.They were a little reluctant to do this, but knew that it would provide an essential rapidly growing windbreak.Nearby, several rocks have been piled up as if intended to make a rudimentary windbreak or wall.The ground dipped between two minor cliffs, and the architect must have figured they would make swell windbreaks.
wind·break nounChineseSyllable
fence, or wall trees, of Corpus a that line


windbreak
windbreak /ˈwɪndbreɪk/ noun [countable]
a fence, line of trees, or wall that is intended to protect a place from the wind


wind·breakBrE /ˈwɪndbreɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɪndbreɪk/ 🔊 nouna row of trees, a fence, etc. that provides protection from the wind 防风林;挡风篱;挡风墙;风障