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

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 .)

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea breeze¹

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

For Sochi, perhaps owing to the sea breeze—and Tinder as well—the number is 100,000 for about 3000 athletes.

From The Daily Beast

Eric was with a little knot of his chief friends, enjoying the sea-breeze as they sat on the grass.

From Project Gutenberg

A caressing warmth was in the air, and a sea-breeze stirred the tops of the lime branches.

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The sun was powerful enough to draw the scent from the pinewoods, and the sea-breeze swept it up towards the mountains.

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The sea breeze has blown the sand into heaps, and even on these dry, thirsty hillocks we see many tufts of grass.

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In very hot days the sea breeze often veersround to the North and blows a gale.

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