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FARM WINDBREAK [1 record]

Record 1 2006-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rural Planning (Agriculture)
DEF

A vegetative barrier, usually trees, that protects farm buildings from the wind.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagements ruraux (Agriculture)
DEF

Obstacle, habituellement constitué d'arbres ou d'arbustes, qui protège les bâtiments d'exploitation du vent.

OBS

Pluriel : des brise-vent ou des brise-vents.

OBS

brise-vents (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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