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light breeze

noun Meteorology.

a wind of 4–7 miles per hour (2–3 meters per second).

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Origin of light breeze

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby light breeze

lightboard, lightboat, light bomber, light box, light bread, light breeze, light bridge, light bulb, light bulb moment, light cannon, light chain
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British Dictionary definitions for light breeze

light breeze

noun

a very light wind of force two on the Beaufort scale
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