strong breeze
Forceful moving air
A strong breeze is wind strong enough to make walking difficult and to set large tree branches in motion.
In the Beaufort scale, it's force 6—roughly 25 to 31 miles per hour.
A strong breeze off the ocean kept the heat bearable.
- gustBrief wind surge
- wind gustAbrupt surge of air
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- galeSevere sustained wind
- high windsFast-moving air masses
blow · wind · anemometer · blast · sirocco · whirlwind · mistral · wind speed · whitecaps · knots · air · blustery day · flurry · tempest · draft · puff · meteorology · rush
- windwind, gale, gust, gusts, crosswinds
- Beaufort scalecalm, gale, storm, violent storm, hurricane force
- Disaster ScalesRichter scale, hurricane category, category one, category four, category five
wind intensity
strong breezegentle breeze
Mild movement of air
light breeze · calm · still air · dead calm · light wind
strong, strongly, stronger, strongest, strength, strengthen, strengthened, strengthening, breeze