windrow

English

/ˈwɪnd.ɹəʊ/

noun
Definitions
  • A row of cut grain or hay allowed to dry in a field.
  • A line of leaves etc heaped up by the wind.
  • A similar streak of seaweed etc on the surface of the sea formed by Langmuir circulation.
  • (Canadian) A line of snow or gravel left behind by the edge of a snowplow’s or grader’s blade.
  • (UK) The green border of a field, dug up in order to carry the earth on other land to mend it.

Etymology

Compound from English wind (curve, coil, bend) + English row (line of objects entries).

Origin

English

row

Gloss

line of objects entries

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