windbreak

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

windbreak
    n 1: hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the
         wind and reduce erosion [syn: {windbreak}, {shelterbelt}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Wind-break \Wind"-break`\, v. t.
   To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust.
   [R.]
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         'T would wind-break a mule to vie burdens with her.
                                                  --Ford.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Wind-break \Wind"-break`\, n.
   A clump of trees serving for a protection against the force
   of wind. [Local, U. S.]
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