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  • A light air fanned coolly on her cheek; it was the land-breeze beginning to blow.

    Chapter 10 2010

  • Our land-breeze is absolutely of no kin, for it begins this side of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.

    The Sheriff of Kona 2010

  • "There's a whiff of land-breeze stirring," Grief said, looking at

    THE PROUD GOAT OFALOYSIUS PANKBURN 2010

  • The waves are leaping fierce and high before a furious land-breeze.

    Westward Ho! 2007

  • 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

  • The bay of Santa Marta is rippling before the land-breeze one sheet of living flame.

    Westward Ho! 2007

  • 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

  • Ceram, with the land-breeze; but in the morning (June 18th) had not gone nearly so far as I expected.

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

  • It dies away about six or seven; and immediately after sun-set is succeeded by an agreeable land-breeze from the mountains.

    Travels through France and Italy 2004

  • 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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