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light air

noun

, Meteorology.
  1. a wind of 1–3 miles per hour (0.5–1.3 meters per second).


light air

noun

  1. very light air movement of force one on the Beaufort scale
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of light air1

First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences

Under the light air the vessel was making about three knots.

What could our utmost efforts accomplish in overtaking a ship, her sails filled even with the light air then blowing?

Miss Cox's Mliss did the better of the two, the Troublesome not being a morsel of use except in light air.

The evening was delightfully calm, and the light air from the limpid water fresh and soothing.

In vain he turned either cheek toward the light air; they felt equally cool.

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