land wind
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of land wind
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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When hurricanes near land, wind can cause devastating damage, even spawning tornadoes.
From National Geographic • May 17, 2023
New Mexico has the land, wind, and sun for it.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2022
The PM is said to be "horrified" at how long it takes for land wind farms to get approval in England.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2022
The land wind that sets in about seven P. M., is the most trying breeze I ever encountered.
From Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. by Davidson, G. F.
Next morning we sailed at daybreak with a land wind, followed by three or four other vessels, some bound round Cape Horn, others to cross the Atlantic.
From Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures by Groome, William H. C.
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