land breeze

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noun

a coastal breeze blowing at night from land to sea, caused by the difference in the rate of cooling of their respective surfaces.

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Also called land wind.

Compare lake breeze, sea breeze.

Origin of land breeze

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby land breeze

land art, landau, landaulet, land bank, landboard, land breeze, land bridge, land contract, land crab, Land Dayak, Landdrost

How to use land breeze in a sentence

For every nanosecond that I miraculously lift off the ground, I land with an inordinately loud thud.
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It was supposed to land in Singapore at 8:57 a.m. local time.
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The Federal Duck Stamp Act raised the fee on stamps needed to hunt waterfowl on federal land from $15 to $25.
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In this American dream, we are emotionally tied to the people and land of our communities.
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Chickens require significantly less land, water, and energy than all other meat options except farmed salmon.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bits of paper blew aimlessly about, wafted by a little, feverish breeze, which rose in spasms and died away.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Then with your victorious legions you can march south and help drive the Yankee invaders from the land.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
It is a lofty and richly-decorated pile of the fourteenth century; and tells of the labours and the wealth of a foreign land.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Worst danger zone, the open sea, now traversed, but on land not yet out of the wood.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

Cultural definitions for land breeze

land breeze

The breeze that blows from the land toward the sea after sunset. The land cools more quickly than the ocean, cooling the air above it. The warmer air above the water continues to rise, and cooler air from over the land replaces it, creating a breeze. (Compare sea breeze.)