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windrow
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wind·row  (wndr)
n.
1. A row, as of leaves or snow, heaped up by the wind.
2. A long row of cut hay or grain left to dry in a field before being bundled.
tr.v. wind·rowed, wind·row·ing, wind·rows
To shape or arrange into a windrow.

windrower n.

windrow [ˈwɪndˌrəʊ ˈwɪnˌrəʊ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a long low ridge or line of hay or a similar crop, designed to achieve the best conditions for drying or curing
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a line of leaves, snow, dust, etc., swept together by the wind
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to put (hay or a similar crop) into windrows
windrower  n


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Mary's River to remove the wind rows created by bow thrusters from larger ships.
In September, council members were reluctant to ax the trees because of their historic significance: planted in the 1920s, the trees served as wind rows for the old citrus groves.
One of the many reasons that Orchard Hills was chosen for this distinctive honor was for recognition of its plan to respect the historical agricultural history of Irvine by saving the surrounding operating avocado groves, wind rows, natural hillside topography and riparian drainage ways," said Eric Brown, President of Artisan Homes in Phoenix, Arizona and one of the judges for this year's Gold Nugget Awards.
 
 
 
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