wind guard

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wind guard [′win‚gärd]

(civil engineering)

A building component that protects the building or some part of it against the wind, for example, a chimney cap.

wind guard

1. Any construction which provides protection against the wind, as a chimney cap, 2.

2. Same as draft fillet.

3. A draft bead.

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