Meaning & use
Libeccio
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A strong, often stormy southwesterly wind that blows across the western Mediterranean, particularly Italy and Corsica.
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Sailors kept a wary eye on the sky, wary of a sudden libeccio sweeping in from the sea.
The libeccio can whip up dangerous swells along the Tuscan coast in autumn.
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An Italian loanword for one of the Mediterranean's named regional winds, alongside the mistral and sirocco.
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