Santa Ana

[ san-tuh an-uh Spanish sahn-tah ah-nah ]

noun

1. a city in southwestern California.
2. a city in northwestern El Salvador.
3. Meteorology. (in southern California) a weather condition in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions.
4. Santa Anna ( def ).

Santa Ana

noun

1. ˈsanta ˈana a city in NW El Salvador: the second largest city in the country; coffee-processing industry. Pop: 172 000 (2005 est)
2. ˈsæntə ˈænə a city in SW California: commercial and processing centre of a rich agricultural region. Pop: 342 510 (2003 est)

Santa Ana

/ săn′təăn′ə /

1. A strong, dry, hot wind that blows from the desert regions of southern California toward the Pacific coast, usually in winter. The Santa Ana wind occurs when a region of high pressure forms over the Great Basin (the high plateau east of the Sierra mountains and west of the Rocky mountains). The clockwise rotation of air around this high-pressure region forces air down from the plateau. As it descends, the air warms up and picks up speed. Because the wind is hot and dry, it contributes to the hazardous fire conditions of southern California.

Example Sentences

Come autumn in San Diego, when strong Santa Ana winds form in the desert and blow west over the mountains, San Diego Gas and Electric prepares to shut the power down to prevent equipment from sparking wildfires.

From Voice of San Diego

Wes Siler, contributing editorThis winter I’ve been skiing on the redesigned Nordica Santa Ana 104 Free, a ski that I’ve always loved and am even more psyched about this year.

From Outside Online

The power is out at many homes due to an SDG&E shutdown amid Santa Ana winds, and virtual school’s been canceled.

From Voice of San Diego

San Diego Gas and Electric warned San Diego customers on Tuesday that they might shut off power to over 88,000 customers in the coming days as another round of warm Santa Ana winds rolls through Southern California.

From Voice of San Diego

It’s going to be a cooler wind than the normal hotter Santa Ana winds, D’Agostino said, but fuels have not recovered from the long hot summer so they are prone to rapidly growing wildfire.

From Voice of San Diego

She appeared in a Santa Ana courtroom on Thursday wearing a dark blue prison jumpsuit with her hair tied up in a bun.

From The Daily Beast

MADRID Of the many hotels in Madrid, I prefer the ones between the Plaza de Santa Ana and the Plaza de Lavapiés.

From The Daily Beast

He is a member of the Santa Ana Pueblo, one of the 22 tribes in New Mexico.

From The Daily Beast

All these bear the same name, with the prefix of the dedicatory patron, Santa Ana.

From Project Gutenberg

Santa Ana himself subdued the opposition in Zacatecas, where his soldiers were permitted to plunder widely.Ed.

From Project Gutenberg

He told us that he was a full-blooded indian, whose native tongue was Aztec, and who lived in Santa Ana.

From Project Gutenberg

Santa Ana had usurped the powers of the government, and was absolute dictator under the name of President.

From Project Gutenberg

They said Santa Ana had no right to sell the territory, as he was an usurper and possessed no authority from the Mexican people.

From Project Gutenberg