sea breeze
noun
a thermally produced wind blowing from a cool ocean surface onto adjoining warm land.
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Origin of sea breeze
First recorded in 1690–1700
Words nearby sea breeze
seaborgium, sea-born, seaborne, sea bread, sea bream, sea breeze, Seabright bantam syndrome, sea buckthorn, Seabury, sea butterfly, sea cabbage
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British Dictionary definitions for sea breeze
sea breeze
noun
a wind blowing from the sea to the land, esp during the day when the land surface is warmer
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Cultural definitions for sea breeze
sea breeze
The breeze that blows from the sea toward the land during the day, as air rising over the warmer land is replaced by cooler air from above the sea. (Compare land breeze.)
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