WINDFALL


Meaning of WINDFALL in English

/wind"fawl'/ , n.

1. an unexpected gain, piece of good fortune, or the like.

2. something blown down by the wind, as fruit.

adj.

3. accruing in unexpectedly large amounts: windfall profits.

[ 1425-75; late ME; see WIND 1 , FALL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .