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sea breeze

noun

  1. a thermally produced wind blowing from a cool ocean surface onto adjoining warm land.


sea breeze

noun

  1. a wind blowing from the sea to the land, esp during the day when the land surface is warmer
“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

sea breeze

  1. The breeze that blows from the sea toward the land during the day, as air rising over the warmer land is replaced by cooler air from above the sea. ( Compare land breeze .)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sea breeze1

First recorded in 1690–1700
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Example Sentences

This is the second power shut-off in as many days in the area, a peninsula about 30 miles south of downtown Los Angeles famous for its sea breezes, gorgeous views, and expensive homes.

It could feel a little chillier at times towards eastern coasts with sea breezes and there is the possibility of patchy rain and heavier showers in north-west Scotland and Northern Ireland on Sunday.

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Coastal sea breezes tend to be a summer phenomenon, typical of long, warm, sunny days.

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Temperatures are expected to drop over the weekend, as an increase in air flowing in from the Pacific Ocean will bump up the marine layer clouds and the influence of the sea breeze, Schoenfeld said.

Thousands of colorful parasols fluttered in the sea breeze, and people dipped into the waves.

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