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meltemi|mɛlˈtɛmɪ|
Also meltem.
[a. mod. Gr. µελτέµι, Turk. meltem.]
A wind experienced in the north-eastern Mediterranean; etesian wind.
1921Handbk. Macedonia (Admiralty, Naval Intelligence Div.) ii. 50 At the coast of the Aegean Sea, and at Constantinople, the northerly and north-easterly winds (the ‘Etesian’ winds of the Greeks and the ‘Meltemi’ of the Turks) become more definitely the prevailing wind. 1942Turkey (Admiralty, Naval Intelligence Div.) I. v. 196 The west coast also has north-west (etesiae or meltemi) winds in summer. 1957L. Durrell Bitter Lemons 73, I will take you to a special place of mine to taste the meltemi wind. 1958Times 20 Sept. 9/6 In Aegina the meltemi will be blowing, a fresh salty breeze which tempers the noonday heat. 1959Chambers's Encycl. VII. 775/2 The prevailing wind [in Istanbul]..in summer..is the meltem, a refreshing breeze. 1967J. Rathbone Diamonds Bid xx. 171 The gusty dry wind, which the Turks call ‘meltemi’, sending clouds of dust down the boulevards. |