Definition of "zephyrs" []

• Plural form of zephyr. (noun)

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• "Winds for a long time have borne bad reputations -- except such anemic collateral as are called zephyrs -- but winds, properly speaking, which are big and strong enough to have rough chins and beards coming, have been looked upon as roustabouts."
• "The "zephyrs" were steady and reliable and in San Pasqual it is an ill wind that doesn't blow somebody a hat."
• "There was no gale, no moving zephyrs, nothing but a vast quietude of air."