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levanter

noun

Meaning

  1. An Easterly wind that blows from the Mediterranean, through the straits of Gibraltar to the Atlantic.
  2. One who levants, or absconds to avoid paying a debt.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

strait of gibraltar(English)sea turn(English)meddy(English)gilt-head bream(English)mackerel breeze(English)gulf stream(English)earn(English)aegir(English)gibraltar(English)winds(English)cloud(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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