Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
wind-borne [wind-bawrn, -bohrn] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- carried by the wind, as pollen or seed.
Origin of wind-borne First recorded in 1900–05 Examples from the Web for wind-borne Historical Examples of wind-borne
One growled deep in its throat, perhaps in answer to that wind-borne wail.
Andre Norton
And just catches his shouted reply, wind-borne: For us it is always to-morrow!
G. B. Stern
He paused a moment at the gate, and as he stood the wind-borne fumes began their subtle work.
Ernest Seton-Thompson
A wind-borne branch, falling on the roof, made a sudden racket that was startling.
George van Schaick
Less extensive deposits of this wind-borne material are found in many other parts of the world, including the Mississippi Valley.
Charles Fitzhugh Talman
British Dictionary definitions for wind-borne wind-borne adjective
- (esp of plant seeds or pollen) transported by wind