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fresh breeze

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fresh breeze
n.
A wind with a speed of from 17 to 21 knots (20 to 24 miles per hour; 31 to 39 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
fresh breeze
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a fairly strong breeze of force five on the Beaufort scale
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Noun1.fresh breezefresh breeze - wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale
breeze, gentle wind, zephyr, air - a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
Beaufort scale, wind scale - an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)


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A fresh breeze was blowing, and for a time I was alone in the moist obscurity--yet not alone, for I was dimly conscious of the presence of the pilot, and of what I took to be the captain, in the glass house above my head.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
The wax-light flamed furiously under the effects of a fresh breeze which stole in through the chinks of the door and the window, and cut the salle diagonally.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
"This fresh breeze stirs the blood, my lads," quoth he, "and I would be seeing what the gay world looks like in the direction of Nottingham town.
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