wind-swept

[ wind-swept ]

/ ˈwɪndˌswɛpt /

open or exposed to the wind: a wind-swept beach.

Origin of wind-swept

First recorded in 1805–15

Imagine, then, standing on this wind-swept height as Rimbaud did, almost out of your mind with the sheer power of your mind.

When Your Hero’s an SOB |Bruce Duffy |August 1, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
On the wide, wind-swept landing, they studied his handiwork on the doors, and they made a discovery which Mrs. Brent had missed.

Moor Fires |E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young
The pears are heavy and often drop before maturity, and the trees should not be set in wind-swept situations.

The Pears of New York |U. P. Hedrick
We roll some rocks from a wind-swept point, and then shudder to see them go.

The Columbia River |William Denison Lyman

Out of this wind-swept waste of impenetrable darkness was to come the answer to these many questions that perplexed him—perhaps.

The Bandbox |Louis Joseph Vance
Once on a stretch of road, bare and wind-swept, he pushed him into a gallop.

The Iron Furrow |George C. Shedd