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Meaning of LEVANTER

Pronunciation:  li'vantur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area
 

LEVANTER is a 8 letter word that starts with L.

 

 See Also: east wind, easter, easterly

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Le*vant"er\ (l[-e]*v[a^]nt"[~e]r), n. [From {Levant},
    v.]
    One who levants, or decamps. [Colloq. Eng.]
    
    
  2. \Le*vant"er\, n. [From {Levant}, n.]
    A strong easterly wind peculiar to the Mediterranean. --W. H.
    Russell.
    
    
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 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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