WINDSWEPT


Meaning of WINDSWEPT in English

wind ‧ swept /ˈwɪndswept/ BrE AmE adjective

1 . a place that is windswept is often windy because there are not many trees or buildings to protect it:

windswept moors

2 . hair, clothes etc that are windswept have been blown around by the wind

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THESAURUS

▪ windy if it is windy, there is a lot of wind:

It's too windy for a picnic.

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a windy day in October

▪ blustery blustery weather is very windy, with sudden strong winds:

a cold and blustery day

▪ breezy if the weather is breezy, the wind blows fairly strongly:

a sunny but breezy day in springtime

▪ blowy informal windy:

It's a bit blowy out there.

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The day was grey and cold and blowy.

▪ stormy if the weather is stormy, there are strong winds, heavy rain, and dark clouds:

The sky was starting to look stormy.

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a period of stormy weather

▪ windswept a windswept place is often windy because there are not many trees or buildings to protect it:

The beach was cold and windswept.

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Thousands of the birds live on the windswept islands off the north coast of Scotland.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.