Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wind blowing from the sea. See
sea-breeze .
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Examples
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The sea-wind moaned at the window-pane, and Solomon bowed his head.
Archive 2010-05-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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And, through it all, you seem to hear the sea-wind gusting and punching out those hexameter lines: "Wind is lord and change is sovereign of the strand."
Archive 2009-07-01 Rus Bowden 2009
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And, through it all, you seem to hear the sea-wind gusting and punching out those hexameter lines: "Wind is lord and change is sovereign of the strand."
Great Regulars: Its form, a variant of the French form Rus Bowden 2009
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The lizards ran in and out of the chinks in the broken stone wall of the garden, as if they were frightened; the frogs bubbled and croaked their loudest; the sea-wind moaned, and the wet trees dripped; and the lightning — body of San Lorenzo, how it lightened!
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Sancha listened, uncomprehending, hugging her slim knees, her thoughts constantly roving away from the words of her grim companion back to a clean-limbed bronze giant whose laughter was gusty and elemental as the sea-wind.
The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian Howard, Robert E. 2003
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From the mailed shoulders fell the scarlet cloak, blowing in the sea-wind.
The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian Howard, Robert E. 2003
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The sea-wind burst in through the broken window-pane.
A Hero of Our Time 2003
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Sancha listened, uncomprehending, hugging her slim knees, her thoughts constantly roving away from the words of her grim companion back to a clean-limbed bronze giant whose laughter was gusty and elemental as the sea-wind.
The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Howard, Robert E. 2003
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And the shrill sea-wind, whose breath idly stirred
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The bare hotel room, the pine woodwork and pine furniture, loose windows which rattled in the sea-wind.
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