sea breeze
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- noun
- /siː briz/
- 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
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Provincetown is an artistic colony with a beautiful beach enhanced by a sea breeze.
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I left the windows open to a very gentle sea breeze and distant rumors of the port far below.
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I can feel the sea breeze.
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Left the balcony door open for the sea breeze.
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It's just like standing by the shore, feeling a cool sea breeze.
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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.
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Synonyms
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Moving air that blows outside and can be strong
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A light cool wind that feels pleasant
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A soft cool wind in summer that feels pleasant
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A light wind that moves leaves and cools the air
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A gentle wind you feel on your face that moves leaves
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A light wind in the afternoon that cools the air
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Surface Forms
Morphology
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'.