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Webster 1913 Edition
Windfall
Wind′fallˊ
,Noun.
1.
Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the tree itself, or a portion of a forest prostrated by a violent wind, etc.
“They became a windfall upon the sudden.” Bacon.
2.
An unexpected legacy, or other gain.
He had a mighty
windfall
out of doubt. B. Jonson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Windfall
WINDFALL
,Noun.
1.
Fruit blown off the tree by wind.2.
An unexpected legacy.Definition 2024
windfall
windfall
English
Noun
windfall (plural windfalls)
- Something that has been blown down by the wind.
- A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind
- They couldn't reach the branches, so they ate the windfalls.
- (figuratively) A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.
- 2004: Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
- Businessmen rushed to get every last commodity aboard a departing ship, hoping for a windfall once the world realized these would be the very last sacks of flour available, thus driving up prices.
- 2004: Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
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Translations
something that has been blown down by the wind
fruit fallen off a tree naturally
sudden large benefit