land breeze
- 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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Compare lake breeze, sea breeze.
Origin of land breeze
First recorded in 1660–70
Also called land wind.
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Historical Examples of land breeze
At noon a sea-breeze, fair; at five o'clock a land-breeze, foul.
The Last VoyageLady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
"There's a whiff of land-breeze stirring," Grief said, looking at Pankburn.
A Son Of The SunJack London
Favoured by the land-breeze, the Hope glided out of the harbour.
In the Eastern SeasW.H.G. Kingston
For now near night, the land-breeze has commenced blowing off-shore.
The Flag of DistressMayne Reid
Wick Bay is not always rippled by the land-breeze as on this occasion.
The Ocean World:Louis Figuier
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.)
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