different between easterly vs levanter

English

Etymology

easter +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?is.t??li/

Noun

easterly (plural easterlies)

1. (meteorology) Any persistent wind from the east (usually applied to broad currents or belts of easterly winds).

Translations

See also

• equatorial easterly
• tropical easterly
• polar easterly

Adjective

easterly (comparative more easterly, superlative most easterly)

1. Facing the east; directed towards the east.

   an easterly course or voyage

2. Located towards the east.

   the easterly side of a lake

3. Coming from the east.

   an easterly wind

Synonyms

• eastly

Derived terms

• easterliness

Translations

Adverb

easterly (comparative more easterly, superlative most easterly)

1. In an eastward direction or position; towards the east.
2. From the east.

Synonyms

• eastly

Anagrams

• tresayle

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

levanter (plural levanters)

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.

Synonyms

• (wind): Levant

Translations

Further reading

• Levant (wind) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• relevant