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sea breeze

sea breeze

4 1.4
A cool wind from the sea that blows toward land during the day
  • noun
  • /siː briz/
translation icon : brisa marina
  • As the sun rose higher, a refreshing sea breeze swept across the beach, providing relief from the heat.
  • a cool sea breeze
  • enjoy the sea breeze
  • sea breeze blows

Examples

  • Provincetown is an artistic colony with a beautiful beach enhanced by a sea breeze.

    Ageless Love (2022)

  • I left the windows open to a very gentle sea breeze and distant rumors of the port far below.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • I can feel the sea breeze.

    The Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004)

  • Left the balcony door open for the sea breeze.

    The Twilight People (1972)

  • It's just like standing by the shore, feeling a cool sea breeze.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • And the smell of the warm sea breeze was exhilarating.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • In the parlors and sitting rooms of the old mansion, curtains blew softly in the sea breeze.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • But the salty sea breeze was a tonic, and the ferry ride perked us all up.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • I felt the cool, moist sea breeze on my face as we rowed our way through the mangrove swamps.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • It's addicting, you know—the sea breeze, the sound of the waves, the endless hue of blue.

    Blog text (1)

Synonyms

wind
vssea breeze
∞ 1.0

Moving air that blows outside and can be strong

is a local daytime cooling airflow from water to land
breeze
vssea breeze
201 1.0

A light cool wind that feels pleasant

is a cooling flow from water toward land that happens in daytime
summer breeze
vssea breeze
4 1.0

A soft cool wind in summer that feels pleasant

is a daytime cool flow from water toward land not seasonal
gentle breeze
vssea breeze
  • Specialized
4 2.2

A light wind that moves leaves and cools the air

is a daytime cooling flow from water toward land more specific
light breeze
vssea breeze
3 1.5

A gentle wind you feel on your face that moves leaves

is stronger and comes from water toward land not just low speed
afternoon breeze
vssea breeze
1 1.0

A light wind in the afternoon that cools the air

is a cool wind that blows from water toward land during the day

How Breezy

gale
24 5.8
strong breeze
  • Specialized
1 2.2
sea breeze
4 1.4
light breeze
3 1.5
calm
735 1.0

Surface Forms

sea breeze singular
sea breezes plural

Morphology

sea + breeze

The compound 'sea breeze' directly combines 'sea' and 'breeze' to denote a breeze coming from the sea toward the land; a B1 learner who knows both words can infer this meaning. This noun–noun composition is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'brisa marina', French 'brise de mer'), reinforcing its immediate comprehensibility.

Etymology

The noun sea breeze comes from a simple picture: when the land gets hot during the day, cool air from the sea moves in as a breeze toward the shore. That's why sea breeze means 'a cooling breeze' that blows 'from the sea toward the land'.