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Example sentences for "moderate breeze"

  • In column 3, the number 4 denotes a moderate breeze, and 5 a fresh breeze.

  • The anchorage off this point must be of necessity in the stream of tide, which, when it sets against even a moderate breeze, causes a heavy sea.

  • In calms and light airs these canoes of Coral Haven may be overtaken without difficulty by a fast-pulling ship's boat, but on going to windward with a moderate breeze and a little head-sea they appeared to have the advantage.

  • At four o'clock in the afternoon, we lost sight of the land, and stood to the southward, with a moderate breeze at north-east.

  • At noon there was a moderate breeze, and fine clear weather.

  • Put into the Straits again with a Moderate breeze at South-West, which soon grew Boisterous with very heavy Squalls, with rain and hail, and obliged us to Close reef our Topsails.

  • A moderate breeze, and for the most part clear weather.

  • A moderate breeze of Wind with some flying showers of hail and rain; close upon a Wind all this day.

  • A glance over the side showed me that the vessel was a regular flier; for although there was but a moderate breeze blowing, and the craft was close-hauled, she was going along at a pace of fully nine knots.

  • About half an hour later there was a noticeable diminution in the strength of the wind, which by midnight had become merely a moderate breeze.

  • The wind was blowing a moderate breeze from S.

  • It was a quiet evening--cold but clear, and with a moderate breeze blowing.

  • You an' your 'take th' sticks out of her' in a moderate breeze!

  • Most seamen can steer a good trick by compass or by the wind in a moderate breeze, but it takes a master-helmsman to steer running before a gale and a giant sea.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    buried alive; flat surface; had just; how could; made only; moderate amount; moderate cost; moderate degree; moderate doses; moderate elevation; moderate fire; moderate means; moderate quantity; moderate weather; moderately productive; moderately strong; moderately warm; more just; nest among the reeds; pass from; poor scholar; remarkable instance; restrain himself; the woman; thus judge; your correspondent