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.
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
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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.)