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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wind-break  \Wind"-break`\,  v.  t. 
  To  break  the  wind  of  to  cause  to  lose  breath;  to  exhaust. 
  [R.] 
 
  'T  would  wind-break  a  mule  to  vie  burdens  with  her 
  --Ford. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wind-break  \Wind"-break`\,  n. 
  A  clump  of  trees  serving  for  a  protection  against  the  force 
  of  wind.  [Local,  U.  S.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  windbreak 
  n  :  hedge  or  fence  of  trees  designed  to  lessen  the  force  of  the 
  wind  and  reduce  erosion  [syn:  {shelterbelt}] 




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