In French, ponant is the
westerncardinal point. It is an archaic French naval term for West, the opposite of Levant.
By extension :
the Ponant Sea could refer to the
Atlantic Ocean (western sea area in relation to France) as opposed to the Levant Sea, which referred to the
Mediterranean Sea (more to the east).
the Ponant Sea could refer to the western part of the Mediterranean Sea between the Spanish coast, the Balearic Islands, Sardinia and the North African coastline, as opposed to the
Levantine Sea.
The meaning 1. gave its name or a nickname :
to the
Ponant Islands, a grouping of French island communities on the Atlantic Ocean coastline (including the English Channel);
Le Ponant, a French luxury sailing yacht that has been the subject of piracy
Ponant fleet, the former Atlantic Fleet of the Royal French Navy
Architecture
Ponant Tower (Tour Ponant), one of
Les Mercuriales twin towers in Paris, France
See also
Ponente, regional term for a westerly wind that blows in the Mediterranean
Look up ponant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Topics referred to by the same term
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disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ponant. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
In French, ponant is the
westerncardinal point. It is an archaic French naval term for West, the opposite of Levant.
By extension :
the Ponant Sea could refer to the
Atlantic Ocean (western sea area in relation to France) as opposed to the Levant Sea, which referred to the
Mediterranean Sea (more to the east).
the Ponant Sea could refer to the western part of the Mediterranean Sea between the Spanish coast, the Balearic Islands, Sardinia and the North African coastline, as opposed to the
Levantine Sea.
The meaning 1. gave its name or a nickname :
to the
Ponant Islands, a grouping of French island communities on the Atlantic Ocean coastline (including the English Channel);
Le Ponant, a French luxury sailing yacht that has been the subject of piracy
Ponant fleet, the former Atlantic Fleet of the Royal French Navy
Architecture
Ponant Tower (Tour Ponant), one of
Les Mercuriales twin towers in Paris, France
See also
Ponente, regional term for a westerly wind that blows in the Mediterranean
Look up ponant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Topics referred to by the same term
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ponant. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.