Before revision: Aerial view of field windbreaks in North DakotaOne of the original buildings at Svappavaara, designed by Ralph Erskine, which forms a long windbreak A windbreak (shelterbelt) is a planting usually made up of one or more rows of trees or shrubs planted in such a manner as to provide shelter from the wind and to protect soil from erosion.
After revision: A windbreak (shelterbelt) is a planting usually made up of one or more rows of trees or shrubs planted in such a manner as to provide shelter from the wind and to protect soil from erosion.