breeze
breeze / brēz/ • n. 1. a gentle wind. ∎ a wind of force 2 to 6 on the Beaufort scale (4–27 knots or 4.5-31 mph).2. inf. a thing that is easy to do or accomplish: traveling through London was a breeze.• v. [intr.] inf. come or go in a casual or lighthearted manner: I breezed in as if nothing were wrong. ∎ [intr.] deal with something with apparently casual ease: the computer has the power to breeze through huge documents.breeze2 • n. small cinders mixed with sand and cement to make cinder blocks.
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breeze A relatively light wind, often of convective origin, or a particular local air movement (e.g. mountain, land and sea breezes). See also Beaufort scale.
breeze
breeze Relatively light wind, often of convective origin. The term also includes particular local air movements, e.g. mountain, land, and sea breezes. See also BEAUFORT SCALE.
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breeze1 †north(-east) wind XVI; cool wind from the sea (or land) on tropical coasts; light wind XVII. prob. — OSp., Pg. briza (Sp. brisa) north-east wind.
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