moderate breeze

noun

1. a wind of 13–18 miles per hour (5.8–8 meters per second).

moderate breeze

noun

1. a wind of force four on the Beaufort scale

Word History and Origins

Origin of moderate breeze¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Humidity levels, while higher than previous days, are still tolerable with help from moderate breezes.

From Washington Post

The wind dropped to a moderate breeze, and, through the falling snow, I could make out a "water-sky" to the west.

From Project Gutenberg

Our third race was sailed in a moderate breeze which fell to almost a dead calm at the last.

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Under sail, with a moderate breeze, this ship is said to have sailed about three knots, and to have steamed five knots.

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Even a moderate breeze would raise a sea that could not fail to break over the staging, and which must sweep everything away.

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I expected wind ere long; nor was I disappointed; a moderate breeze springing up from the north-west, about nine o'clock.

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