windswept

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪndswɛpt/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
windswept / ˈwɪndˌswɛpt/
  1. open to or swept by the wind
  2. another word for windblown2
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
wind-swept /ˈwɪndˌswɛpt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. exposed to or blown by the wind:the wind-swept coast of New England.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
wind-swept  (wind′swept′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. open or exposed to the wind:a wind-swept beach.
  • 1805–15

'windswept' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
South America - austere - bleak - gaunt

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