windborne

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adjective

Carried by the wind.

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Meanings

adjectivewindborne (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCarried by the wind.

    Synonyms: airborne

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCarried by the wind.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂weh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wḗh₁ti
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wéh₁n̥ts
  4. Proto-Germanic*windaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*wind
  6. Old Englishwind
  7. Middle Englishwynd
  8. Englishwind
  9. Englishwindborne

From wind + -borne.

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APA

windborne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windborne

MLA

“windborne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windborne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “windborne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windborne.

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