onshore breeze

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

North Sea coasts would be rather chilly with an onshore breeze, along with cloudy and misty conditions for some.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024

And while the onshore breeze won’t bring obvious relief to Seattle, we would be looking at much higher temperatures were it not there, Michalski said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2022

The weather conditions were unremarkable for coastal Orange County, and even a bit pleasant: Mild temperatures, relatively moist air and a seasonal onshore breeze.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2022

The stiff onshore breeze cools the sunny day to a temperature somewhere between shorts-and-sweatshirt and jeans-and-T-shirt weather.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2021

"Thank God that there ain't a stiffish onshore breeze," muttered the coxswain of the whaler.

From Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)