lake breeze

American  

noun

1. a thermally produced wind blowing during the day from the surface of a large lake to the shore, caused by the difference in the rates of heating of the surfaces of the lake and of the land.

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lake breeze

A strong lake breeze can create a 20-degree differential between the waterfront and neighborhoods 10 miles inland.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 16, 2020

Fittingly, the combination of the lake breeze and summer heat parallels the bent, twisted nature of his atmospheric notes.

From Chicago Tribune ● Jul. 8, 2011

Couples lounged inertly in the lilac-scented shade of the parks along Boulevard Magheru, sipped raspberry soda out of communal glasses, or took in the desultory lake breeze at the Pescarus Restaurant.

From Time Magazine Archive

He carried it to the bridge, and sitting in her favourite place, with the lake breeze threading his hair, opened his first letter from the Girl.

From The Harvester by Stratton-Porter, Gene

He filled all the kegs, stowed everything aboard, and by the time the afternoon had half waned was rippling down the New Canal under mule-tow with a strong lake breeze in his face.

From Strong Hearts by Cable, George Washington