tramontana

/trah-muhn-tah-nuh, -tan-uh; Italian trah-mawn-tah-nah/US // ˌtrɑ mənˈtɑ nə, -ˈtæn ə; Italian ˌtrɑ mɔnˈtɑ nɑ //

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n.名词 noun

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plural tra·mon·ta·nas, Italian tra·mon·ta·ne [trah-mawn-tah-ne]. /ˌtrɑ mɔnˈtɑ nɛ/.
- : a cold wind from the north or northeast that blows in the western Mediterranean.
- : any north wind issuing from a mountainous region.

Exotic plants grow and flourish, sheltered from the bitter tramontana wind.
Generally, however, the Tramontana brings bright settled weather.
Stepping warily over the crazy floors of these vast rooms, one does not envy Taglioni when the Tramontana blew.
Again a beautiful tramontana sprang up, and in a vessel of first-rate sailing powers, would almost have brought us in.
Probably a sudden call from the tramontana brought it; even frost we had.