windburn

ˈwɪndˌbɜːrn

Definition

Definition of windburn - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

skin condition

Rare

redness and irritation of the skin caused by prolonged exposure to wind

Rare

After skiing all day, she had severe windburn on her face..

plant

TECH.

damage to plants from cold, windy conditions

TECH.

The garden suffered windburn during the harsh winter.

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damage to plants from cold, windy conditions

Origin of windburn

English, wind + burn

Examples of windburn in a sentence

He applied lotion to soothe his windburn.
The farmer noticed windburn on the crops.
Windburn affected the leaves of the young trees.

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French:irritation due au vent, dommages du vent, ...
German:Windbrand, Windschaden, ...
Italian:scottatura da vento, scottature da vento, ...
Spanish:quemadura de viento, quemadura por viento, ...
Portuguese:queimadura de vento, ...
Chinese:风烧伤, 风寒损害, ...
Japanese:風焼け, ...
Arabic:حُرُوق الرِّيَاح, تَلَف الرِّياح, ...
Hebrew:כְּוִיַּת רוּחַ, ...
Russian:ветровая сыпь, ветровой ожог, ...
Ukrainian:вітрове опік, вітровий опік, ...
Hindi:विंडबर्न, हवा से जलना, ...
Bengali:বাতাসে পোড়া, ...
Catalan:cremada pel vent, cremada de vent, ...
Czech:spálení větrem, poškození větrem, ...
Danish:vindforbrænding, vindskade, ...
Dutch:windverbranding, windschade, ...
Greek:εγκαύματα από τον άνεμο, ανεμοκαταστροφή, ...
Hungarian:bőrirritáció, szélperzselés, ...
Khmer:រលាកស្បែកដោយខ្យល់, ការខូចរុក្ខជាតិដោយខ្យល់ត្រជាក់, ...
Korean:바람 화상, 식물 손상, ...
Persian:سوختگی باد, آسیب باد, ...
Polish:oparzenie wiatrem, wysuszenie przez wiatr, ...
Portuguese (BR):queimadura de vento, dano por vento, ...
Romanian:arsură de vânt, vătămare de vânt, ...
Swedish:vindbränna, vindskada, ...
Thai:ผิวไหม้จากลม, ลมเผา, ...
Turkish:rüzgar yanığı, rüzgar hasarı, ...
Vietnamese:cháy nắng do gió, cháy gió, ...

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