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GENTLE WIND
I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A slight wind (usually refreshing)
Example:
as he waited he could feel the air on his neck
Synonyms:
air; breeze; gentle wind; zephyr
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("gentle wind" is a kind of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gentle wind"):
sea breeze (a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime))
breath (a slight movement of the air)
light air (wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale)
light breeze (wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale)
gentle breeze (wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale)
moderate breeze (wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale)
fresh breeze (wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale)
strong breeze (wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale)
