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† troˈpæan, a. Obs. rare—1. [f. L. tropæ-us adj. (Pliny) + -an: cf. Gr. τροπαία ‘(sc. πνοή) an alternating wind, one which blows back from sea to land’ (L. & Sc.), f. τρόπος turning.] Blowing from sea to land; tropæan winds, sea-breezes.
1686Plot Staffordsh. 44 The frequent rains brought by the Tropæan winds from the Irish Seas. |