Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wind-break

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.68 in modern English

Syllables: wind-break
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of windbreak.

verb

To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Massive timber wind-breaks were erected to protect the railway in particularly exposed locations."
"'Tvvould vvind-breake a moyle, or a ring'd mare, to vie burthens vvith her."
"It’s not men by some mistake? / No, / There’s not a soul / For a wind-break / Between me and the North Pole— / Except always John-Joe, / My French Indian Esquimaux, […]"

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

wind-breaks (plural) wind-breaks (present, singular) wind-breaking (participle, present) wind-broke (past) wind-broken (participle, past)

Questions

What does wind-break mean?: Alternative form of windbreak.

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