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Examples
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A light air fanned coolly on her cheek; it was the land-breeze beginning to blow.
Chapter 10 2010
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Our land-breeze is absolutely of no kin, for it begins this side of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
The Sheriff of Kona 2010
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"There's a whiff of land-breeze stirring," Grief said, looking at
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The waves are leaping fierce and high before a furious land-breeze.
Westward Ho! 2007
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Long lines of pelicans went clanging out to sea; the hum of the insects hushed, and a thousand birds burst into jubilant song; a thin blue mist crept upward toward the inner downs, and vanished, leaving them to quiver in the burning glare; the land-breeze, which had blown fresh out to sea all night, died away into glassy calm, and the tropic day was begun.
Westward Ho! 2007
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The bay of Santa Marta is rippling before the land-breeze one sheet of living flame.
Westward Ho! 2007
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However, Amyas contrived, when once the ship was leaping merrily, close-hauled against a fresh land-breeze, to count his little flock, and found out of the forty-four but six seriously wounded, and none killed.
Westward Ho! 2007
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Ceram, with the land-breeze; but in the morning (June 18th) had not gone nearly so far as I expected.
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It dies away about six or seven; and immediately after sun-set is succeeded by an agreeable land-breeze from the mountains.
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After the heats of the day, the cooling land-breeze ruffled the river, and filled our little sail.
The Last Man 2003
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