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tramontana [‚trä·mōn′tä·nə] (meteorology) A cold wind from the northeast or north, particularly on the west coast of Italy and northern Corsica, but also in the Balearic Islands and the Ebro valley in Catalonia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Owing, however, to the Tramontana rising a little, and the sea growing somewhat rough, it was impossible for us to keep a straight course for Majorca, and we were compelled to coast in the direction of Oran, not without great uneasiness on our part lest we should be observed from the town of Shershel, which lies on that coast, not more than sixty miles from Algiers. |
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