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

It was the levanter, the wind that came from Africa.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

Melchizedek, the king of Salem, sat on the wall of the fort that afternoon, and felt the levanter blowing in his face.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

In the distant land the boy came from, they called it the levanter, because they believed that it brought with it the sands of the desert, and the screams of the Moorish wars.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

The levanter was still getting stronger, and he felt its force on his face.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

He knew that wind: people called it the levanter, because on it the Moors had come from the Levant at the eastern end of the Mediterranean.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho