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Added 15 October 2026

windfall

/ˈwɪnd.fɔːl/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about windfall at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Something that has been blown down by the wind.
The act of something being blown down by wind.
A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.
They couldn't reach the branches, so they ate the windfalls.

Origin

From Middle English windfal, wyndfall, equivalent to wind + fall. Cognate with Middle High German wintval, wintfal, German Windfall.

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