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Tramontane

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from the west following a depression on the Mediterranean, due to the minimum baric level in the Ligurian Sea between Genoa and Corsica, which recalls strong winds. It is strongest before sunrise, when it can reach speeds of 70 km/h (45 mph). It is a fresh wind of the fine weather mistral
221:. The word has other non-wind-related senses: it can refer to anything that comes from, or anyone who lives on, the other side of mountains, or even more generally, anything seen as foreign, strange, or even barbarous. 595:), which in Liguria is activated following the invortication of the perturbations coming from the west (or even south-west or north-west) on the Ligurian Sea; for this reason a proverb in the Ligurian language states: 186:) is a classical name for a northern wind. The exact form of the name and precise direction varies from country to country. The word came to English from Italian 468:
in the Mediterranean. The high-pressure air flows south, gathering speed as it moves downhill and is funnelled between the Pyrenees and the Massif Central.
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A clear sky can occur, or a cloudy sky and precipitation when associated with a perturbed system. This last case is called in
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term to define not only the northern wind, but also the northern direction and even the cardinal point of north on a compass.
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The continuous howling noise of the tramontane is said to have a disturbing effect upon the psyche. In his poem "Gastibelza",
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The word moved from Latin into French with the meanings "North Star" and also "the guide". In 1636 the French expression "
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with gusts sometimes as high as 200 km/h (usually 80 km/h). It has a transitional nature (from 2 to 4 hours in
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in its causes and effects, but it follows a different corridor; the tramontane accelerates as it passes between the
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in France is a strong, dry cold wind from the north (on the Mediterranean) or from the northwest (in lower
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defined in the article Tramontane (vent) in the French-language Knowledge (XXG) (see external links).
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According to French sources, the name was used in its present form at the end of the 13th century by
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Naval Research Laboratory in Monterey, California – Mediterranean Severe Weather Port Guide
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The tramontane is created by the difference of pressure between the cold air of a
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over the Atlantic Ocean or northwest Europe and a low pressure system over the
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Il grande dizionario italiano. , ed.2020, Garzanti Editore
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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Le vent qui vient à travers la montagne me rendra fou
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It was borrowed from the 602:In Italy the expression on board, " 449:, while the mistral flows down the 25: 954:Lorger, Srećko (4 January 2005). 322:was often referred to as someone 1142: 985:"O nazivlju vjetrova na Jadrana" 931:Santi, Sató (25 November 2018). 637:-force wind that blows from the 599:("dark north wind, sure rain"). 138: 597:"tramuntann-a scüa, ægua següa" 505:" meant "to be disorientated." 43:The winds of the Mediterranean 1: 1049:1998, tome 3 Pr–Z, page 3886) 989:Hrvatski meteorološki časopis 826:It was used in this sense by 512:has the main character say, " 956:"Tramuntana, bura parićana!" 834:, where one character says " 342:Adriatic coast it is called 27:Mediterranean wind direction 800: 730: 32:Tramontana (disambiguation) 1339: 766:[traːnsmɔnˈtaːnʊs] 29: 1313:Italian words and phrases 1250:The eight principal winds 991:(in Croatian) (30): 55–62 719: 539: 1121:. Radio Televizi Sloveni 1077:Slovenian winds (bottom) 937:Emporion Revista Digital 832:Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme 779:[trɐ.mʊnˈtɐː.nɐ] 457:and the Massif Central. 437:). It is similar to the 1047:Dictionnaires Le Robert 410:), south-central France 324:tocat per la tramuntana 316:tocat per la tramuntana 238:the wind is called the 192:, which developed from 1012:"Vjetrovi u Hrvatskoj" 836:Je perds la tramontane 809: 792:[tramɔnˈtáːna] 787: 774: 761: 753:[tramonˈtaːna] 748: 706: 693: 649:, Slovenian coast and 630:[tɾamɔnˈtáːna] 604:to lose the Tramontane 568:[tramonˈtaːna] 560:In Italy it is called 411: 378: 372: 366: 345: 288: 264: 241: 209: 203: 197: 188: 56: 1151:at Wikimedia Commons 983:Poje, Dražen (1995). 912:Ottorino Pianigiani. 814:[tɾamonˈtana] 805:[tramǒntaːna] 740:[tramunˈdana] 698:[tɾəmunˈtanə] 608:perdere la tramontana 422:[tʁa.mɔ̃.tan] 401: 357:[tramǒntaːna] 271:[tɾamonˈtana] 254:[tɾamunˈtana] 248:[tɾəmunˈtanə] 55: 579:. It is caused by a 545:[tramuˈdana] 503:perdre la tramontane 462:high pressure system 30:For other uses, see 711:[tʁamɔ̃tan] 591:"dark Tramontane" ( 402:Tramontane clouds, 290:Serra de Tramuntana 961:Slobodna Dalmacija 494:. The French term 412: 382:and others). 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Index

Tramuntana
Tramontana (disambiguation)

Tramontane
Gregale
Levante
Sirocco
Ostro
Libeccio
Ponente
Mistral
/trəˈmɒntn/
trə-MON-tayn
Latin
Alps
North of Italy
Spain
[tɾəmunˈtanə]
[tɾamunˈtana]
Catalan
[tɾamonˈtana]
Spanish
Galician
Basque
Serra de Tramuntana
Mallorca
Catalonia
Mallorca
Menorca
Empordà

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