breezer

noun

Etymology

From breeze + -er, the drink originated as a brand name: Bacardi Breezer.

  1. derived from *bʰerem- — “to make a noise, buzz, hum
  2. inherited from *bremusī — “gadfly
  3. inherited from brēosa
  4. inherited from brese
  5. suffixed as breezer — “breeze + er

Definitions

  1. A (pre-mixed) alcoholic drink containing rum and a fruit flavor like orange.

    • I'd like a vodka-lime, with a dash of gin and then a passion, a malibu juice, I'd like a vodka-lime, with a dash of gin and then a passion, a malibu juice, but not too strong...a calvados, 2 bacardi breezers, orange and tropical,[…]
    • A large proportion reported on having drunk beer, wine, cider or breezers than having consumed spirits.
    • A few years ago the breezer was introduced in the Dutch markets. A breezer contains a considerable amount of pure alcohol. Among young people it became the rage to drink a few breezers during a party or in a pub.
  2. A school of fish that swim near the surface of the water, causing ripples that look…

    A school of fish that swim near the surface of the water, causing ripples that look similar to those caused by a light breeze on still water.

    • Boilers and foamers are not really classified as kinds of breezers by the fishermen , although many times they share the breezers' attribute of concealing from sight what is creating the surface condition .
    • Perhaps the most striking difference is the almost complete lack of jumping and boiling schools in the southern area and the predominance of breezers in this same area ( Table 3 ) . These differences may reflect differences in the[…]
    • At present, fixed-wing aircraft and / or satellites would be required to see surface effects of tuna schools such as breezers or feeding aggregations. Existing systems are being used to study surface features in various ways […]
  3. A vertical pipe attached to a septic system's distribution pipe that rises above the…

    A vertical pipe attached to a septic system's distribution pipe that rises above the ground to provide ventilation.

    • A minimum of one breezer for every 200 linear feet of distribution pipe and one breezer at the end of the distribution pipe are adequate.
  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. A bound state of solitons and antisolitons.

      • In this paper we consider the dynamics of solitons and breezers in a NLC subjected to a variable magnetic field.
      • There are the possibilities for multipulse generation ( Fig 6 ), generation of the breezer- like pulse and its subsequent disintegration ( Fig 7 ), and the collapse of the pulse into several pulses ( Fig . 8 ).
    2. A window with horizontal openings, designed for ventilation.

      • The rear window we cut down to 41 in. on a level with the breezer, and made the kitchen window the same size.
    3. An open-air trolley.

      • Antique trolleys, too, are in the plan: regular excursions in the picturesque "breezers" would take visitors across Belle Isle and through James park.
      • Years before airconditioning, the breezers, which were open on all sides, gave trolley customers naturally cool air.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for breezer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA