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wind·fall (wind′fôl′)

noun

  1. something blown down by the wind, as fruit from a tree
  2. any unexpected acquisition, gain, or stroke of good luck

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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