windbreak

noun

Definition of windbreaknext
as in lean-to

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Recent Examples of windbreak Consider planting a more tolerant windbreak crop along the periphery of your garden. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2026 In California, state and local government agencies have launched dust-mitigation efforts by installing windbreaks, such as cultivating native plants or reshaping the topography with more ridges. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 For livestock, this would include potable water, sanitary living conditions and access to a windbreak such as a building or tree line. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 These versatile trees can stand alone as specimen trees or be grouped for windbreaks and screening. — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for windbreak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windbreak
  1. lean-to
  2. palisade
  3. shed
  4. fort
  5. fortress
  6. stronghold
  7. castle
  8. redoubt
Noun
  • The old fence was in bad shape, too, being held up on one side by a lean-to.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • Black California lives on freeway exits and underpasses, in tents and lean-tos.
    — Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Definition of lean-to
Noun
  • As an earthwork with a wooden palisade, however, much less of Antonius’s wall has survived the ensuing millennia.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The optical illusion reminded early settlers of the blockades of wooden stakes, or palisades, built around forts to ward off threats.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Definition of palisade
Noun
  • Investigative work last week included demolishing a shed in the backyard and digging through soil.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In time, the small shipping container that is its neighbor may age better, and the Cragin Park Fieldhouse might find itself more like Sir Nikolaus Pevsner’s bicycle shed.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of shed
Noun
  • Black public figures mingle with slave forts and the most vaunted creations of high art.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In Stone Town, palaces, forts, and winding streets speak to centuries of trade across the Indian Ocean.
    — Cherri Briggs, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of fort
Noun
  • According to the brand, these mushrooms were actually found growing in the cellar of the nearby Wilhelmsburg fortress, so the team decided to use them to add some umami flavor to the gin.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Roman city of Cologne and a legionary fortress in Bonn were also nearby — raising the possibility of a military connection.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of fortress
Noun
  • The Republican strongholds of the Texas Panhandle and deep East Texas could also help reveal the statewide political picture.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Alberta is considered a conservative stronghold, but the Liberal Party has led the country for over a decade.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of stronghold
Noun
  • The Knight’s Tale children’s department will offer a playful interpretation of the British home, inspired by medieval castles and courts.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Jones examines the role America has played in the broader history of castles, from early fortifications to Civil War-era forts.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of castle
Noun
  • What the spot tries to do, convince folks in this left-leaning redoubt to be venturesome and vote for Hilton, is not the least offensive, though your friendly political columnist, hardly a prude, found the execution a bit, well, icky.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Youth sports, once the redoubt of aimless childhood play, have become hopelessly commercialized.
    — Nora Kenney Mittiga, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of redoubt

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“Windbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windbreak. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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