windblown
IPA: wˈɪndbɫˈoʊn
adjective
- (of a tree) growing in a distorted shape produced by the prevailing winds.
- (of seeds, leaves etc) dispersed by the wind.
- (of a person) having disheveled hair blown about by the wind.
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Examples of "windblown" in Sentences
- Plant growth in windblown areas is very limited.
- Deposits of this windblown silt are known as loess.
- The first was a shot of a tree with windblown branches.
- It grows in the coastal chaparral on the windblown bluffs.
- The Nomuras find themselves in a dusty, windblown desert camp.
- Later it was covered with windblown soil and grasses and trees.
- He suggested windblown sand or dust as the cause of the clouds.
- Other theories include windblown sediment deposits and volcanic ash.
- The ridge is primarily composed of windblown sediment known as loess.
- A layer of windblown sand transformed the monument into a simple hillock.
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