windbreak

IPA: wˈɪnbreɪk

(agriculture) A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.
A sheet or stack of material used to protect people or fire from wind.
The act of breaking wind; flatulence.

Examples of "windbreak" in Sentences

Windy conditions can also desiccate so erect a windbreak until they are established.
If you are considering a windy site, provide some kind of windbreak; either a physical barrier fence, trees or shrubs
They too, were painted red, and there were some trees by them that Mr. Wood called his windbreak, because they kept the snow from drifting in the winter time.
I left the car and ran across some thinly wooded grassland till I came to 'a thick belt of pines that obviously served as some kind of windbreak for a habitation.
A woven hurdle or horticultural fleece will do the job and remember that a windbreak should always filter, never prevent the wind completely as it will only vortex to end up faster somewhere else.