windbreak

About 0.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.
2. noun A sheet or stack of material used to protect people or fire from wind.
3. noun The act of breaking wind; flatulence.

Similar words

shelterbelt windrow hedgerow hedge-row waterbreak breakwater frith brake carpetway waterbar

Often followed by

of and for is or in to on trees

Word family

windbreaks