land breeze

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

lancs, land, land agent, land art, land bank, land breeze, land bridge, land contract, land crab, land dayak, land flowing with milk and honey

Example sentences from the Web for land breeze

The land-breeze was blowing temperate and firm, and his boat dipped to it gently, and glided steadily on the outward tack.
The Vintage|Edward Frederic Benson
The anchor which was then heaved, gave way, and without the least land-breeze the vessel stranded.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne
Wait till towards noon, when the land-breeze freshens up, and beat.
Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II.|Charles James Lever
The land-breeze, however, freshened considerably, just before the leading canoes got within bow-shot.
In the Eastern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston

“Very well, then, we will weigh as soon as the land-breeze springs up,” said the skipper.
A Middy of the Slave Squadron|Harry Collingwood

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.)