The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WHIRLBLAST
Etymology
Noun
whirlblast (plural whirlblasts)
(archaic, poetic) A whirlwind.
Source: Wiktionary
Whirl"-blast`, n.
Definition: A whirling blast or wind. A whirl-blast from behind the hill. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CITYSCAPE
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
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