"windball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: windballs [plural]
Etymology: From wind + ball. Etymology templates: {{com|en|wind|ball}} wind + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} windball (plural windballs)
  1. A tumbleweed. Related terms: windball cricket
    Sense id: en-windball-en-noun-JG0OajeU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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