Ponent

//ˈpəʊnənt// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The west; the area of the setting sun.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the west, westerly. not-comparable

    "Forth rush the Levant and the Ponent winds, Eurus and Zephyr"

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westerlyoccidentwestwesterly

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"Forth rush the Levant and the Ponent winds, Eurus and Zephyr"

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ponente (“west”), ultimately from pōnēns, present participle of pōnō (“to place”).

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