单词 | shelter belt |
释义 | > as lemmasshelter belt shelter belt n. (of trees). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > cultivated or valued > [noun] > shade- or shelter-tree nurse1788 nurse-tree1805 shade-tree1806 wind-break1861 shelter belt1869 shelter tree1884 shelter wood1889 wind-belt1903 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > shelter > a shelter > against weather or storms > row of trees wind-break1861 shelter belt1869 windbreaker1873 wind-belt1903 1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 197 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV For a shelter belt..this [sc. maple] will be found suitable. 1910 Mrs. H. Ward Canadian Born 335 Epil. The thin background of a few taller trees,—the ‘shelter-belt’ of the farm. < as lemmas |
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