LEVANT (2)

Le‐vant″ (lē̍‐vănt″), n. [[It. levante the point where the sun rises, the east, the Levant, fr. levare to raise, levarsi to rise: cf. F. levant. See Lever.]] 1. 1. The countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and its contiguous waters.
2. 2. A levanter (the wind so called).