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Explore Windbreaks through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Windbreaks in a sentence

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Windbreaks | Windbreaker | Windbreak | Windbreakers

Windbreaks meaning

plural of windbreak

Using Windbreaks

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of windbreak
  • In the example corpus, windbreaks often appears in combinations such as: as windbreaks, and windbreaks, windbreaks have.

Context around Windbreaks

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

wooden 1× positions 1× planted 1×

Sentence patterns with Windbreaks

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

act as windbreaks 1× act as windbreaks against dust 1× canal planted windbreaks have died 1× convert of windbreaks and convert 1× exposed positions windbreaks of snow 1× in your windbreaks have you 1× put up windbreaks to protect 1× shaped wooden windbreaks like disfigured 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the initial 1× as part of 1× earth sheltering and 1× in exposed positions 1× in later years 1× specific agroforestry practices 1×

Common sentence endings:

20 years old 1× act as windbreaks 1× affected by desertification 1× and or salinization 1× by a building 1× erosion of loess 1×

Words around Windbreaks

Just before it in the word index:

windbreakers 3 windbreaker 15 windbreak 6 windbound 2 windblown 8 windbags 3

Just after it in the word index:

windchill 20 windchills 4 winde 21 windecker 3 winded 53 windell 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Windbreaks

  • In this selection, "windbreaks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wooden, positions and planted stand out and add context to how "windbreaks" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include act as windbreaks and act as windbreaks against dust. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "windbreaks" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with windbreaks

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Specific agroforestry practices supported include alley cropping, silvopasture and windbreaks. (10 words)

In exposed positions, windbreaks of snow or rock may be required to shelter the tent. (15 words)

Earth sheltering and windbreaks can also reduce the absolute amount of heat needed by a building. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

In later years as development of the ski resort continued, plans for avalanche control measures were studied, but it was not until 1985 that strong protective features including convert of windbreaks and convert of snow fences were installed. (38 words)

As part of the wider plan, the government cited the creation of green belts around cities to act as windbreaks against dust storms, in a country where 39% of the territory is desert or affected by desertification. (37 words)

If you have Colorado blue spruce or Black Hills spruce in your windbreaks, have you noticed any browning of needles on the lower branches as the trees reach 15 to 20 years old? (33 words)

Question examples

If you have Colorado blue spruce or Black Hills spruce in your windbreaks, have you noticed any browning of needles on the lower branches as the trees reach 15 to 20 years old? (33 words)

Example sentences (11)

As part of the wider plan, the government cited the creation of green belts around cities to act as windbreaks against dust storms, in a country where 39% of the territory is desert or affected by desertification.

Specific agroforestry practices supported include alley cropping, silvopasture and windbreaks.

After the initial warning, the family had transferred fox cages to the other side of their garden and put up windbreaks to protect the neighbour's garden, the court heard.

If you have Colorado blue spruce or Black Hills spruce in your windbreaks, have you noticed any browning of needles on the lower branches as the trees reach 15 to 20 years old?

Without trees, landowners build staggered lines of oddly shaped wooden windbreaks, like disfigured fencing, to control the shift of earth.

A number of invasive exotics have been introduced; for example, ironwood trees from Australia were planted to act as windbreaks.

Earth sheltering and windbreaks can also reduce the absolute amount of heat needed by a building.

In exposed positions, windbreaks of snow or rock may be required to shelter the tent.

In later years as development of the ski resort continued, plans for avalanche control measures were studied, but it was not until 1985 that strong protective features including convert of windbreaks and convert of snow fences were installed.

Therefore, windbreaks (such as big trees and bushes) are often planted by farmers to reduce the wind erosion of loess.

Wind erosion and desertification also are severe in settled areas along the Garagum Canal; planted windbreaks have died because of soil waterlogging and/or salinization.

Common combinations with windbreaks

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "windbreaks" in a sentence?
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What does "windbreaks" mean?
Windbreaks means: plural of windbreak
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