Meaning & use
a sea breeze
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Meaning
nouncountable
A cool wind that blows from the sea toward the land, usually on a warm day.
Grammar: Countable noun; often used with 'a' or in the plural 'sea breezes'.
Patterns
- a sea breeze
- the sea breeze
- sea breezes
We opened the windows to let in the sea breeze.
A gentle sea breeze kept the beach comfortable.
In the afternoon, a sea breeze usually blows in from the ocean.
Word forms
| plural | sea breezes |
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Common combinations
- a gentle sea breeze
- A gentle sea breeze rustled the palm leaves.
- a cool sea breeze
- A cool sea breeze came off the water at sunset.
- feel the sea breeze
- You can feel the sea breeze on the pier.
- the sea breeze picks up
- The sea breeze picks up every afternoon.
Synonyms and how they differ
- onshore wind
- An onshore wind blows from the sea to the land, but it is a more technical term and not limited to warm-day effects.
- breeze
- A breeze is any light wind; a sea breeze specifically comes from the sea.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: a sea breeze or land breeze?
a sea breeze vs land breeze
A land breeze blows from the land toward the sea, usually at night, the opposite of a sea breeze.
Practice
On hot days, the beach stays cooler because of the ______ that blows in from the water.
Choose one answer.
A sea breeze blows from the sea to the land and cools the coast. A land breeze goes the other way, and the other options are not winds.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “a sea breeze”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.