tramontana
Americannoun
plural
tramontanas,plural
tramontane-
a cold wind from the north or northeast that blows in the western Mediterranean.
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any north wind issuing from a mountainous region.
Etymology
Origin of tramontana
1605–15; < Italian, noun use of feminine of tramontano tramontane
Example Sentences
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The tramontana, that keen wind which blows from over the snow mountains, was sweeping down the narrow streets, searching out every nook and corner with its icy breath.
From Knights of Art; stories of the Italian painters by Steedman, Amy
Again a beautiful tramontana sprang up, and in a vessel of first-rate sailing powers, would almost have brought us in.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 by Various
When the tramontana blew, he was comfortable enough.
From The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Stearns, Frank Preston
But we have had and are having some cold, some tramontana, and I have kept house ever since.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir
We should all be ghosts, of course, but the more easily could the sun warm us through in spite of the tramontana.
From Roman Holidays, and Others by Howells, William Dean
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