land breeze
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land breeze (plural land breezes)
A breeze blowing off the land and out to sea, common at night.
Synonym: land wind
Antonym: sea breeze
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After a land breeze develops, warmer temperatures flow east toward the lakeshore, sometimes causing high temperatures during the late evening.
As the sun sets, the convection current reverses and an offshore flow ensues causing a land breeze.