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noun

Breeze n.

A light, gentle wind; a fresh, soft-blowing wind. "Into a gradual calm the breezes sink."

An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery produced a breeze. (Colloq.)

Land breeze, a wind blowing from the land, generally at night.

Sea breeze, a breeze or wind blowing, generally in the daytime, from the sea.

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Etymology of 'Sea breeze'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sea breeze" Quotes from Famous Books

... Had the sea breeze set in, the strange ships would have been at anchor in the Bay by eight o'clock in the morning, but the wind blowing out, they were driven by a strong lee current to the southward of the port. On the following day they re-appeared in their former ...

— A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay • Watkin Tench

... continent but sixth-largest country; population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts; the invigorating sea breeze known as the "Fremantle Doctor" affects the city of Perth on the west coast, and is one of the most consistent ...

— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States

... be a perfect Eden, the woods being gay with flowering shrubs and trees, that everywhere diversified the innumerable shades of green with great splashes of vivid and gorgeous colour. Nor could much fault be found with the climate, for, although the island lay well within the tropics, the constant sea breeze must certainly temper the heat ...

— Overdue - The Story of a Missing Ship • Harry Collingwood

... soon aware that he had overtaxed his strength and was in no shape to walk to St. Aubin's. Pleasant as the sky still was, a strong sea breeze had risen, bringing difficulties for a person who required very favorable conditions for any prolonged exercise. Only slow progress was possible and when he again reached the iron gates of the Manor, he was really too tired to go on. Choosing the sunny slope of ...

— The Spanish Chest • Edna A. Brown

... brought the horsemen out upon a long stretch of sandy beach upon which the swell of the Indian Ocean broke in long lines of diamond spray, with a never- ceasing roar of deep-toned thunder; and, with a sigh of relief at the grateful coolness of the sea breeze after the stifling heat of the plain which they had just crossed, they gladly swung themselves out of the saddle and, passing their arms through their bridles, proceeded to look ...

— The Adventures of Dick Maitland - A Tale of Unknown Africa • Harry Collingwood

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