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shelterbelt

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shelterbelt [′shel·tər‚belt]
(ecology)
A natural or planned barrier of trees or shrubs to reduce erosion and provide shelter from wind and storm activity.
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Shelterbelts on tile Great Plains and shade trees in growing urban areas also took carbon dioxide out of the air and transformed it into cellulose.
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Last Thanksgiving morning we sat in his 4WD below the sand plum hill, 100 yards from the shelterbelt.
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Later researchers established that shelterbelts reduce water run-off by 24% and peak flooding events by 12%.
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