Mistral Definition

mĭstrəl, mĭ-sträl
noun
A cold, dry north wind that blows over the Mediterranean coast of France and nearby regions.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Mistral

Noun

Singular:
mistral
Plural:
mistrals

Origin of Mistral

  • French from Provençal maestral from Old Provençal from Late Latin magistrālis of a master from Latin magister master meg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French mistral, from Occitan maestral, compare Catalan mestral, from Late Latin magistralis, from Latin magister.

    From Wiktionary

Mistral Sentence Examples

  • You can also get supplies and toys for your Mistral to play with.

  • The mistral of the Riviera is entirely absent from Algiers, but in summer the city occasionally suffers from the sirocco or desert wind.

  • It is sheltered from the north-east and east winds, but is exposed to the cold north-west wind or mistral.

  • The prevailing winds, mild and humid, are west winds from the Atlantic; continental climatic influence makes itself felt in the east wind, which is frequent in winter and in the east of France, while the mistral, a violent wind from the north-west, is characteristic of the Mediterranean region.

  • Cold dry winds, often of great violence, occur in the Rhone valley (the Mistral), in Istria, and Dalmatia (the Bora), and in the western Caucasus.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIS

Words Ending With

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Words Starting With M and Ending With L

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With M7 Letter Words Ending With L