sea breeze

noun

: a cooling breeze blowing generally in the daytime inland from the sea

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The growing intensity of the fire naturally tends to accelerate the sea breeze; so the fire, like your other characters, is working toward its own destruction. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 For example, imagine the taste of an apple or the feel of a sea breeze on your skin. Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025 Built for winter homebodies and self-care fiends, their new aromas include sea breeze, firewood and forest air. Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Miami Beach, with sea breezes acting as a coolant, should be 79 at that hour, according to the weather service’s hourly forecast graph. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sea breeze

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sea breeze was in 1661

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“Sea breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20breeze. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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sea breeze

noun
: a cooling daytime breeze blowing inland from the sea

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