Levanter

"Levanter," and scarcely ruffled the surface as it swept along.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 Various

The immense efforts required to get clear of the ship's side discouraged me dreadfully, nor probably without the aid of the "Levanter" should I have succeeded in doing so, the suction of the water along the sides was so powerful.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 Various

Day broke with a "Levanter," and the heavy clouds hanging about rendered any distant view a matter of difficulty.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 Various

“The Levanter” features some of the strongest action scenes to be found in Ambler — who can, in some of his fiction, stay in one place for a whole novel.

Five Best 2009

"The Levanter" features some of the strongest action scenes to be found in Ambler.

The Art of Espionage Alan Furst 2009

By the time the Levanter rose, blowing steadily out of the Holy Land like a _djinn_ repelling Crusaders, Matteo had sunk into a stupor.

Asimov's Science Fiction 2004

Harmattans, Traders; any wind but the Levanter and Simoon, might blow Moby Dick into the devious zig-zag world-circle of the

Moby Dick; or the Whale 2002

At four o'clock, a Levanter came on: at six, the fleet again weighed; and, by midnight, they were abreast of Cape Spartel, where nothing had been heard of the enemy.

The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 James Harrison

When we were nearing Alexandria, we had a bit of a ` Levanter, 'which delayed our progress for half a day, during which time we had to slow down our engines and keep under easy steam, head to sea; but, after that, the weather was as fine as we could wish, and we got through the

Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy John B. [Illustrator] Greene

A stiff Levanter having thrown the Spanish far beyond their destination, they were returning eastward when on February 14, 1797, the two fleets came in contact within sight of Cape St. Vincent.

A History of Sea Power William Oliver Stevens 1916