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Definition of Strong breeze
1. Noun. Wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strong Breeze
Literary usage of Strong breeze
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"... of two broadsides, but being under a press of sail, and a strong breeze steering
away WSW, she succeeded in crossing us, without returning our fire. ..."
2. The Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works of Henry Thomas Buckle by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"Ktion of the sand, " which the strong breeze here keeps in constant agitation."
1895. CUSTOM OF KISSING AMONG THE CHRISTIANS. This is mentioned by many of ..."
3. The Great Frozen Land (Bolshaia Zemelskija Tundra): Narrative of a Winter by Frederick George Jackson, Arthur Hallam Montefiore Brice (1895)
"Gentle breeze with heavy snow from I PM to 6 PM [after 8 PM strong breeze till
3 PM when it died down. Bright and sunny. Snow Faint breeze all day. ..."
4. Explanations and Sailing Directions to Accompany the Wind and Current Charts by M[atthew] F[ontaine] Maury (1851)
"First part, hard gale—Middle, same—Ends moderate. First part, strong breeze—Ends
fine. First part and middle, light breezes and calm. ..."
5. The Hammersmith Protestant Discussion: Being an Authenticated Report of the by John Cumming, Daniel French (1852)
"Better far the strong breeze that occasionally ruffles the surface of Protestantism,
than the dead sea —the stagnant waters of the Church of Home. ..."
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