mistral

3 definitions found

mistral - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mistral \Mis"tral\, n. [F., fr. Proven[,c]al.]
     A violent and cold northwest wind experienced in the
     Mediterranean provinces of France, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

mistral - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mistral
      n 1: a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter

mistral - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "mistral":
     Euroclydon, Tehuantepec wind, Tehuantepecer, bise, east wind,
     easter, easterly, gregale, levanter, north wind, northeaster,
     norther, northwester, south wind, southeaster, souther,
     southerly buster, southwester, tramontane, west wind, wester,
     westerly