levanter

[ li-van-ter ]

/ lɪˈvæn tər /

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noun

a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.

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Origin of levanter

First recorded in 1620–30; Levant + -er¹

Words nearby levanter

levade, Levalloisian, Levallois-Perret, levant, Levant dollar, levanter, Levantine, Levant storax, Levaquin, levarterenol, levator

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How to use levanter in a sentence

Blount took an opportunity to whisper into Raleigh's ear, "This storm came like a levanter in the Mediterranean."
Kenilworth|Sir Walter Scott
Day broke with a "Levanter," and the heavy clouds hanging about rendered any distant view a matter of difficulty.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889|Various
The night was dark and rainy, and a Levanter—that wind which brings cold and misery and illness—was blowing fiercely.
The Rock of the Lion|Molly Elliot Seawell
The lee side of these heights is a great deal worse than the west side of Gibraltar Rock while the strongest Levanter is blowing.
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836|Robert FitzRoy

The wind which blew when St Paul was shipwrecked, now called Levanter, from its violence.
The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2|William Lisle Bowles

British Dictionary definitions for levanter (1 of 2)

levanter¹

/ (lɪˈvæntə) /

noun (sometimes capital)

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

an inhabitant of the Levant

British Dictionary definitions for levanter (2 of 2)

levanter²

/ (lɪˈvæntə) /

noun

British a person who bolts or absconds

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