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pampero
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pampero \Pam*pe"ro\, n. [Sp., fr. pampa a plain.] A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage. --Sir W. Parish.
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Pampero may refer to: El Pampero , first balloon flown by the Argentine aviator Jorge Newbery in the 1910s Industrias Pampero, C.A. , rum distillery in Venezuela Licoreros de Pampero , Venezuelan professional baseball club Pampero , a fictional ship from ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage.
Usage examples of pampero.
When Garibaldi was on the Pampas, he observed that his companions were irascible and prone to violent quarrels, when the Pampero blew, and that their behavior changed, when this wind ceased.
Cape Horn we were always under snug canvas at night, and during the day a bright look-out was kept, lest one of those sudden squalls called Pamperos might come off the land and whip the masts out of the ship, or lay her on her beam-ends, as frequently happens when the hands are not ready to shorten sail.