levanter

American  

[li-van-ter] / lɪˈvæn tər /

noun

1. a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.

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levanter ¹ British  

/ lɪˈvæntə /

noun

1. an easterly wind in the W Mediterranean area, esp in the late summer

2. an inhabitant of the Levant

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levanter ² British  

/ lɪˈvæntə /

noun

1. a person who bolts or absconds

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Etymology

Origin of levanter

First recorded in 1620–30; Levant + -er ¹

Example Sentences

A view of a Levanter cloud formation over the Rock of Gibraltar, Britain August 24, 2022 in this still image obtained from social media.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2022

And what monsters: the Levanter, the Meltemi, the Mistral, often heralding their arrival with screeching like a getaway car on a bank heist.

From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2018

At such moments, Levanter resembles Guy Grand, the cartoon millionaire-sadist in Terry Southern's The Magic Christian�a similarity that does no credit to Kosinski.

From Time Magazine Archive

George Levanter, an Eastern European refugee from Nazi and Soviet persecution, is a "self-employed idea man."

From Time Magazine Archive

Day broke with a "Levanter," and the heavy clouds hanging about rendered any distant view a matter of difficulty.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various