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Definition of "windblown" []

  • Blown or dispersed by the wind: windblown pollen. (adjective)
  • Growing or shaped in a manner governed by the prevailing winds: windblown scrub pines. (adjective)
  • Cut short and curled or combed toward the front of the head: a windblown hairstyle. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "windblown" in a sentence
  • "Aerosol particles of natural origin (such as windblown dust) tend to have a larger radius than human-produced aerosols such as particle pollution."
  • ""We wanted to know what kind of windblown stuff we were getting up there," Cirian said of the mine site."
  • "3. If he's to continue with the Leif Garrett-esque profile posturing necessitated by his heavy reliance on the teleprompter, he ought to have a fan blowing at him giving him that Barry Gibb-esque "windblown" look, preferably with his shirt open a few buttons and his chest-hair waving seductively, to complete the package."
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