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vendaval

vendaval noun: a westerly wind, especially one that blows into the Mediterranean Sea around the area of the Straits of Gibraltar and Morocco, or a similar wind in the Philippines.

Noun

vendaval (plural vendavals)

  1. A westerly wind, especially one that blows into the Mediterranean Sea around the area of the Straits of Gibraltar and Morocco, or a similar wind in the Philippines.
    • The vendaval gives unequivocal signs of its approach. If the easterly wind be blowing, it will veer to the S.E., the sky will become obscured and the coast concealed, […]1870, R. H. Wyman, Winds, currents, and navigation of the Gulf of Cadiz, the Western Coast of the Spanish Peninsula, and the Strait of Gibraltar, page 4
    • Setting sail, then, with the vendaval, within a short time they reached the outside of the channel . The ships sailing from Manila do not do this, and are much delayed, because they must run a greater distance within the channel and among ...1905, Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, page 175

Examples of vendaval in a sentence

  • This navigation should not be made at any other season, for from June the vendavals blow, and they are contrary to the voyage.1915, Emma Helen Blair, The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Relating to China and the Chinese:
  • The vendaval occurs mainly in the cool season, and it is most frequent from October to November and February to March.1975, United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic Center, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) for the Mediterranean, page 49

Forms of vendaval

pluralvendavals
alternative formvendavel

Origin of vendaval

From Galician vendaval, Spanish vendaval, or a related term.

Questions about vendaval

What does vendaval mean?
Vendaval means a westerly wind, especially one that blows into the Mediterranean Sea around the area of the Straits of Gibraltar and Morocco, or a similar wind in the Philippines.
How do you use vendaval in a sentence?
This navigation should not be made at any other season, for from June the vendavals blow, and they are contrary to the voyage.
What part of speech is vendaval?
Vendaval is a noun.
What is the plural of vendaval?
The plural of vendaval is vendavals.

Words near vendaval in the dictionary

  1. Vendan
  2. vendange
  3. vendanges
  4. Vendans
  5. Vendas
  6. vendaval
  7. vendavals
  8. vendavel
  9. vendavels
  10. Vendean
  11. vended

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