2. Sheaves of grain set up in a row, one against another,
that the wind may blow between them. [Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
3. The green border of a field, dug up in order to carry the earth on other land to mend it. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
windrow — [wind′rō΄] n. 1. a row of hay raked together to dry before being made into heaps or cocks 2. any similar row, as of sheaves of grain 3. a row of dry leaves, dust, etc. that has been swept together by the wind vt. to rake, sweep, etc. into a… … English World dictionary
Windrow — Wind row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Windrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Windrowing}.] To arrange in lines or windrows, as hay when newly made. Forby. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
windrow — 1520s, from WIND (Cf. wind) (n.1) + ROW (Cf. row) (n.). Because it is exposed to the wind for drying … Etymology dictionary
Windrow — A windrow is a row of cut (mowed) hay or small grain crop. It is allowed to dry before being baled, combined, or rolled. For hay, the windrow is often formed by a hay rake, which rakes hay that has been cut by a mower machine or by scythe into a… … Wikipedia
windrow — I. noun Date: circa 1534 1. a. a row of hay raked up to dry before being baled or stored b. a similar row of cut vegetation (as grain) for drying 2. a row heaped up by or as if by the wind 3. a. a long low ridge of road making material scraped to … New Collegiate Dictionary
windrow — /wind roh , win /, n. 1. a row or line of hay raked together to dry before being raked into heaps. 2. any similar row, as of sheaves of grain, made for the purpose of drying. 3. a row of dry leaves, dust, etc., swept together by the wind. v.t. 4 … Universalium
windrow — wind•row [[t]ˈwɪndˌroʊ, ˈwɪn [/t]] n. 1) agr. a row or line of hay left to dry before being raked into heaps 2) agr. any similar row, as of sheaves of grain, for drying 3) a row of dry leaves, dust, etc., swept together by the wind 4) to arrange… … From formal English to slang
windrow — /ˈwɪndroʊ/ (say windroh), /ˈwɪnroʊ/ (say winroh) noun 1. a row or line of hay raked together to dry before being made into cocks or heaps. 2. any similar row, as of sheaves of grain or stacks of peat, made for the purpose of drying. 3. a row of… …
Windrow composting — Windrow turner used on maturing piles at a biosolids composting facility in Canada … Wikipedia
windrow — noun a) A row of cut grain or hay allowed to dry in a field b) A line of leaves etc heaped up by the wind … Wiktionary
