brisa

(Also spelled briza.) Spanish word for "breeze," usually applied to northeasterly winds blowing off the sea.

It has a number of specific applications: 1) On the east coast of Brazil and in Venezuela, it refers to the northeast trade wind; 2) at Montevideo, Uruguay, it is a strong breeze, possibly a sea breeze; 3) in the Philippines, it refers to the northeast monsoon; 4) in northern Puerto Rico, brisa is the northeast trade wind deflected to the east by the east–west mountain ridge; and 5) in Colombia, South America, it is a light, damp breeze. Brisa is also used to denote either or both components of a land and sea breeze system.
Compare brisote.

1. (Sometimes called wedge.) In meteorology, an elongated area of relatively high atmospheric pressure, almost always associated with and most clearly identified as an area of maximum anticyclonic curvature of wind flow.

(Also spelled briza.) Spanish word for "breeze," usually applied to northeasterly winds blowing off the sea.

A coastal local wind that blows from sea to land, caused by the temperature difference when the sea surface is colder than the adjacent land.