TRAMONTANA

tramontane, tramontana

(noun) a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tramontana (plural tramontanas)

(weather) A dry, cold north wind in Italy and adjacent Mediterranean areas.

Source: Wiktionary


Tra`mon*ta"na, n. [It. See Tramontane.] (Meteor.)

Definition: A dry, cold, violent, northerly wind of the Adriatic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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