The Panay runs northward, and this of Alaguer toward the vendaval. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.] Reference
A short time after, a very violent vendaval struck and separated the boats. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century] Reference
Our convent is situated very far from it, on the shore, which is swept by the vendaval. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.] Reference
They pursue their course with the same vendaval, which brings them to the Ladrones Islands. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.] Reference
Setting sail, then, with the vendaval, within a short time they reached the outside of the channel. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.] Reference
They need the brisa or east wind; but when the shoals of Silay are reached, they need the vendaval. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.] Reference
With this they reach a higher latitude, and the ship is kept in this course until the vendaval returns. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Philippine Islands] Reference
One mouth lies toward the brisa, and is deeper and narrower; the other to the vendaval, shallower, but wider. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.] Reference
But they leave port with the vendaval, and get clear of the islands, and in less than twenty hours reach the Spanish sea. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.] Reference
When the vendaval dies, the ship takes the best course that the winds allow, by the winds then blowing between north and east. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Philippine Islands] Reference
As soon as we reached the islet, the vendaval began to blow again, so that it would seem that the north wind had blown only for that. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century] Reference
There the vessels that enter to escape the vendaval find shelter, and wait until the brisa returns, by which to go to Manila, eighty leguas away. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Philippine Islands] Reference
Once in the open sea, they catch the vendaval, and voyage east, making more progress when they reach the latitude of fourteen or fifteen degrees. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Philippine Islands] Reference
But, when they sail, they usually go at the height of the vendaval, and many times the ships encounter great danger, and lose their anchors, and are even wrecked. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.] Reference
Tras ese vendaval inicial los Ticos cruzaron mitad de cancha y prendieron luces de alarma en los locales cuando Víctor Núñez sacó un violento remate que salió cerca del palo izquierdo. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Graham Poll: Now let's have penalty goals to beat cheats like Uruguay's Luis Suarez] Reference
As they were coming in the boat one night, aided by the vendaval, and as they neared Ilagán (one of the longest crossings that voyagers have to make there), the wind strengthened so that the waves rolled sky-high. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century] Reference
Since the vessels are laden in the time of vendaval season, and the distance from Manila to Cavite -- the port -- is two leguas eastward, the crossing is very dangerous during the vendaval, and great misfortunes have occurred, both to property and to life, without the governors being able to remedy it -- or rather, caring to do so, for they could easily remedy it. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.] Reference
20 Este debe de ser el vendaval del equinoccio. From Wordnik.com. [Novelas Cortas] Reference
A vendaval, which obliged them to take care of their own ships and to release the Chinese vessels that they had with them. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 18 of 55 1617-1620 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century] Reference
Tras ese vendaval inicial los. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Graham Poll: Now let's have penalty goals to beat cheats like Uruguay's Luis Suarez] Reference
Y un vendaval de voces que se burlan. From Wordnik.com. [veruscio Diary Entry] Reference
= vendaval = a strong sea wind. From Wordnik.com. [Novelas Cortas] Reference
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