levanter

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noun

An Easterly wind that blows from the Mediterranean, through the straits of Gibraltar to the Atlantic.

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Levant
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Meanings

nounlevanter (plural levanters)

plural levanters

  1. An Easterly wind that blows from the Mediterranean, through the straits of Gibraltar to the Atlantic.

    Synonyms: Levant

  2. One who levants, or absconds to avoid paying a debt.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn Easterly wind that blows from the Mediterranean, through the straits of Gibraltar to the Atlantic.

Similar
Levant
Also see
eastlevant

Origin

* (wind): Levant + -er; Compare French faire voile en Levant (“to sail eastward”), figuratively: to flee eastward, literally: set the sail with the Levant, an easterly wind that blows in the western Mediterranean Sea and southern France. * (person): levant + -er

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Translations

Catalan llevant
  • llevantan easterly wind
Greek λεβάντες
  • λεβάντες (levántes)an easterly wind
Polish lewanter
  • lewanteran easterly wind
Spanish levante
  • levantean easterly wind

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APA

levanter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levanter

MLA

“levanter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levanter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “levanter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levanter.

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