land wind
[ wind ]
noun
Origin of land wind
1First recorded in 1590–1600
Words Nearby land wind
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How to use land wind in a sentence
The most poignant test, however, came when port was reached and the scented land-wind met his nostrils with the—Spring.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThe land-wind not blowing on Monday morning, all idea of sailing was given up for that day.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1 | David CollinsThe division thereupon returned, and met the ship half a mile off shore, the land wind having now sprung up.
With Clive in India | G. A. HentyDuring Mr. Bedwell's absence a hot land-wind from South-East sprung up and raised the temperature to 90 degrees.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia | Phillip Parker KingThe land wind continued to blow all day, but permitted us to lie along the shore.
A Voyage to Terra Australis Volume 2 | Matthew Flinders
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