The tramontana, that keen wind which blows from over the snow mountains, was sweeping down the narrow streets, searching out every nook and corner with its icy breath.
"Knights of Art Stories of the Italian Painters"
Amy Steedman
In a doorway of a great house, in one of the narrow streets, a little boy of eight was crouching behind one of the stone pillars as he tried to keep out of the grip of the tramontana.
"Knights of Art Stories of the Italian Painters"
Amy Steedman
He will not so much need them out-of-doors in a Genoese January, unless a tramontana is blowing, and there was none on our half-day.
"Roman Holidays and Others"
W. D. Howells