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LIGHT AIR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does light air mean?
• LIGHT AIR (noun)
The noun LIGHT AIR has 1 sense:
1. wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale
Familiarity information: LIGHT AIR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("light air" is a kind of...):
air; breeze; gentle wind; zephyr (a slight wind (usually refreshing))
Holonyms ("light air" is a part of...):
Beaufort scale; wind scale (an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane))
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