Australian and New Zealand term for a windbreak — a fence, row of trees, or structure built to block strong wind on farms and rural properties.
Australian and New Zealand term for a windbreak — a fence, row of trees, or structure built to block strong wind on farms and rural properties. Nothing cheeky about it (well, maybe a little, given the other meaning of 'break wind'), but in the Southern Hemisphere farming context it's a completely straightforward piece of rural vocabulary. Anyone who's worked on a sheep station or dealt with Canterbury nor'westers will use this without a second thought.
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Dad planted a row of macrocarpas along the paddock to act as a breakwind for the sheep in winter.
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(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
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