"wind-break" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wind-breaks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wind-break (plural wind-breaks)
  1. Alternative spelling of windbreak Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: windbreak
    Sense id: en-wind-break-en-noun-ww0fXmZc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Verb

Forms: wind-breaks [present, singular, third-person], wind-breaking [participle, present], wind-broke [past], wind-broken [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|wind-breaks|wind-breaking|wind-broke|wind-broken}} wind-break (third-person singular simple present wind-breaks, present participle wind-breaking, simple past wind-broke, past participle wind-broken)
  1. (transitive) To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-wind-break-en-verb-c-8EdvWR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

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