windblown
adjective
wind·blown
ˈwin(d)-ˌblōn 
: blown by the wind
especially
: having a permanent set or character of growth determined by the prevailing winds
windblown trees
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Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching up to 100 mph, are contributing to dangerous levels of windblown dust.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Residents of certain parts of the Inland Empire west of Los Angeles are currently subject to the NWS alert, while the South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a windblown dust advisory for the area.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Completion of this training allows a user to operate a vessel powered by a motor of more than 15 horsepower or a windblown vessel over 14 feet in length.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Mar. 2024
Conditions were perfect for testing—variable—ranging from windblown powder and pristine corduroy to sunny slush and refrozen mank.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2024
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Residents of certain parts of the Inland Empire west of Los Angeles are currently subject to the NWS alert, while the South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a windblown dust advisory for the area.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Completion of this training allows a user to operate a vessel powered by a motor of more than 15 horsepower or a windblown vessel over 14 feet in length.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Mar. 2024
Conditions were perfect for testing—variable—ranging from windblown powder and pristine corduroy to sunny slush and refrozen mank.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Windblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windblown. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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windblown
adjective
wind·blown
ˈwin(d)-ˌblōn
: blown or looking as if blown by the wind
windblown seeds
windblown streets
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