sea breeze
noun
a thermally produced wind blowing from a cool ocean surface onto adjoining warm land.
Compare
lake breeze,
land breeze.
Origin of sea breeze
First recorded in 1690–1700
Words nearby sea breeze
sea biscuit,
sea blite,
sea blubber,
sea bread,
sea bream,
sea breeze,
sea buckthorn,
sea butterfly,
sea cabbage,
sea calf,
sea canary
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
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.)