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[ wind-swept ] / ˈwɪndˌswɛpt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wind-swept ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveopen or exposed to the wind: a wind-swept beach. Origin of wind-sweptFirst recorded in 1805–15 Words nearby wind-sweptwindsucker, wind-sucking, windsurf, windsurfing, wind surge, wind-swept, wind tee, windtight, wind tunnel, wind turbine, windup Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wind-sweptImagine, then, standing on this wind-swept height as Rimbaud did, almost out of your mind with the sheer power of your mind. When Your Hero’s an SOB|Bruce Duffy|August 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST On the wide, wind-swept landing, they studied his handiwork on the doors, and they made a discovery which Mrs. Brent had missed. Moor Fires|E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young The pears are heavy and often drop before maturity, and the trees should not be set in wind-swept situations. The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick We roll some rocks from a wind-swept point, and then shudder to see them go. The Columbia River|William Denison Lyman
Out of this wind-swept waste of impenetrable darkness was to come the answer to these many questions that perplexed him—perhaps. The Bandbox|Louis Joseph Vance Once on a stretch of road, bare and wind-swept, he pushed him into a gallop. The Iron Furrow|George C. Shedd
British Dictionary definitions for wind-swept
adjectiveopen to or swept by the wind another word for windblown (def. 2) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wind-sweptcold, bitter, wet, chilly, damp, freezing, chill, biting, bleak, breezy, piercing, windy |