Noun: windfall; plural noun: windfalls
An apple or other fruit blown down from a tree or bush by the wind.
A piece of unexpected good fortune, typically one that involves receiving a large amount of money.
"windfall profits", "the inheritance from Uncle Larry was an unexpected windfall"
| That's what I found this morning when I looked over at the front lawn as I was picking up the paper. There were 11 pomelos on the lawn yesterday after dinner; there were now 32 of them lying around! |
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| There's just as many still on the tree. |
After lunch I stacked them up. As I was rounding them up, I gave 2 away to some ladies who were walking by. I had to throw 3 away; one was cracked and full of bugs, the other 2 were very green and hard, I think they were on the same branch and came down with the ripe ones.
And the garbage bins were also not where I left them last night. Here's what they looked like this morning.
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| But where's the black bin? |
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| Oh, there it is, on the other side of the driveway! |
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| Here's how they were lined up to resist the wind. Usually there's a couple feet of space between them for maneuvering. |
Happy Birthday to Jesse!
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