strong breeze
nounDefinition of strong breeze
: wind having a speed of 25 to 31 miles (40 to 50 kilometers) per hour — see Beaufort Scale Table
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There was a blue sky and dark clouds, a strong breeze and a stiff wind, shadows and showers, all within an hour's time. — Doug Ferguson, courant.com, "British Open back at Royal Portrush and puts on quite a show," 18 July 2019 By noon on Friday, a wall of darkening clouds had nudged aside the bright morning sunlight, delivering an increasingly strong breeze and the first light drops of rain. — New York Times, "Katrina on Its Mind, New Orleans Keeps an Anxious Eye on Tropical Storm Barry," 12 July 2019 That’s leadership that could be knocked over by a strong breeze — and routinely is. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "The Wrong Bogeymen," 19 June 2019 The new skyscrapers can also create wind tunnels, allowing strong breezes to bounce off their facades and gain strength. ... — Konrad Putzier, WSJ, "At New York’s Hudson Yards, Everyone Feels Colder," 5 May 2019 The stench of rotting corpses hung in the air despite a strong breeze as a dozen soldiers took delivery of another batch of body bags Tuesday and carefully placed them in a hilltop grave. — Ben Otto, WSJ, "‘Buried in Mud’: Death Hangs Over Palu After Indonesia Quake, Tsunami," 2 Oct. 2018 Add in a strong breeze, and there’s something of a wind chill after a nice warm day. — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, "D.C.-area forecast: Warm and pleasant before some gusty showers late today, then cooler tonight and tomorrow," 28 Apr. 2018 The first quarter or so of Turtles All the Way Down seems to be shaping up into a teen detective yarn, frothy with just enough heavy themes to keep it from wafting away in a strong breeze. — Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, "John Green is telling a story, and the story is telling him.," 13 Oct. 2017 The sun casts shadows across the dancers, a strong breeze flutters their costumes, or a car alarm goes off nearby. — Marcia Manna, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Trolley Dances, a San Diego dance staple for more than 20 years, is back," 27 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'strong breeze.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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