windbreak noun3 •A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops. •A sheet or stack of material used to protect people or fire from wind.I built my windbreak on a second-story wooden deck, as you can see above, but it would work just as well at ground level. — 1964 •The act of breaking wind; flatulence.Another of Roy's room-clearing wind breaks snapped my head back. — 1996 formswindbreaks