windswept
adjective/ˈwɪndswept/
/ˈwɪndswept/
- (of a place) having strong winds and little protection from them
- the windswept Atlantic coast
Extra Examples- The building is on the windswept coastline.
- We reached a windswept plateau.
- the barren windswept slopes of the Ayrshire hills
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- looking as though you have been in a strong wind
- windswept hair
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