Meaning of LEVANTER
| Pronunciation: | | li'vantur
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| | Definition: | | [n] an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area |
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| | See Also: | | east wind, easter, easterly | |
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\Le*vant"er\ (l[-e]*v[a^]nt"[~e]r), n. [From {Levant},
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One who levants, or decamps. [Colloq. Eng.]
\Le*vant"er\, n. [From {Levant}, n.]
A strong easterly wind peculiar to the Mediterranean. --W. H.
Russell.
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| | Related Terms: | | bise, defaulter, delinquent, east wind, easter, easterly, Euroclydon, gregale, mistral, nonpayer, north wind, northeaster, norther, northwester, south wind, southeaster, souther, southerly buster, southwester, tax dodger, tax evader, Tehuantepec wind, Tehuantepecer, tramontane, welsher, west wind, wester, westerly |
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