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

Long ago, he’d often used it as a windbreak when passed out.

From Washington Times

“In areas with tree cover, the kava was saved since the trees created natural windbreaks, branches that fell formed a protective blanket. But where there were no trees the crops were completely uprooted,” he said.

From The Guardian