LIGHT BREEZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does light breeze mean? 

• LIGHT BREEZE (noun)
  The noun LIGHT BREEZE has 1 sense:

1. wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale

  Familiarity information: LIGHT BREEZE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIGHT BREEZE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("light breeze" is a kind of...):

air; breeze; gentle wind; zephyr (a slight wind (usually refreshing))

Holonyms ("light breeze" is a part of...):

Beaufort scale; wind scale (an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane))

 Context examples 

The wind was then blowing from the south-west in the mild degree which in barometrical language is ranked "No. 2: light breeze."

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The wind, which had hitherto carried us along with amazing rapidity, sank at sunset to a light breeze; the soft air just ruffled the water and caused a pleasant motion among the trees as we approached the shore, from which it wafted the most delightful scent of flowers and hay.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)