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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Breeze \Breeze\, Breeze fly \Breeze" fly`\, n. [OE. brese, AS. bri['o]sa; perh. akin to OHG. brimissa, G. breme, bremse, D. brems, which are akin to G. brummen to growl, buzz, grumble, L. fremere to murmur; cf. G. brausen, Sw. brusa, Dan. bruse, to roar, rush.] (Zool.) A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid[ae], noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written also breese and brize.] [1913 Webster]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Breese, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 4048 Housing Units (2000): 1573 Land area (2000): 2.275280 sq. miles (5.892948 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.025392 sq. miles (0.065764 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.300672 sq. miles (5.958712 sq. km) FIPS code: 07913 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 38.610317 N, 89.526705 W ZIP Codes (1990): 62230 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Breese, IL Breese