Euroclydon

[ yoo-rok-li-don, yuh- ]

/ yʊˈrɒk lɪˌdɒn, yə- /

noun

gregale.

Origin of Euroclydon

1605–15; <Greek euroklýdōn, equivalent to Eúro(s) Eurus + klýdōn wave, surge; compare klýzein to dash against, wash

Words nearby Euroclydon

Eurobank, Eurobeach, Eurobond, Eurocentric, eurocheque, Euroclydon, euro-commercial paper, Eurocommunism, Eurocrat, eurocreep, Eurocurrency

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Example sentences from the Web for Euroclydon

Such a name would utterly miss the point, which is the violence of the wind as expressed in the term Euroclydon.
The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels|John Burgon
"And there met us 'a tempestuous wind called Euroclydon,'" said Birkenshead, looking up with a curious smile.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865|Various
The men bore up well against their Euroclydon, and emulated the conduct of the ship.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
The Euroclydon knew just the moment to strike into the discord of the weather in New England.
How Spring Came in New England|Charles Dudley Warner

There is a wind called Euroclydon: it would be one of the Eumenides; only they are women.
How Spring Came in New England|Charles Dudley Warner

British Dictionary definitions for Euroclydon

Euroclydon

/ (jʊˈrɒklɪˌdɒn) /

noun

a stormy wind from the north or northeast that occurs in the Levant, which caused the ship in which St Paul was travelling to be wrecked (Acts 27:14)

any stormy wind

Word Origin for Euroclydon

C17: from Greek eurokludōn, from Euros Eurus + Greek akulōn (unattested) north wind, from Latin aquilō

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单词	euroclydon
释义	Euroclydon [ yoo-rok-li-don, yuh- ] / yʊˈrɒk lɪˌdɒn, yə- / noun gregale. Origin of Euroclydon 1605–15; <Greek euroklýdōn, equivalent to Eúro(s) Eurus + klýdōn wave, surge; compare klýzein to dash against, wash Words nearby Euroclydon Eurobank, Eurobeach, Eurobond, Eurocentric, eurocheque, Euroclydon, euro-commercial paper, Eurocommunism, Eurocrat, eurocreep, Eurocurrency Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Euroclydon Such a name would utterly miss the point, which is the violence of the wind as expressed in the term Euroclydon. The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels\|John Burgon "And there met us 'a tempestuous wind called Euroclydon,'" said Birkenshead, looking up with a curious smile. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865\|Various The men bore up well against their Euroclydon, and emulated the conduct of the ship. The British Expedition to the Crimea\|William Howard Russell The Euroclydon knew just the moment to strike into the discord of the weather in New England. How Spring Came in New England\|Charles Dudley Warner There is a wind called Euroclydon: it would be one of the Eumenides; only they are women. How Spring Came in New England\|Charles Dudley Warner British Dictionary definitions for Euroclydon Euroclydon / (jʊˈrɒklɪˌdɒn) / noun a stormy wind from the north or northeast that occurs in the Levant, which caused the ship in which St Paul was travelling to be wrecked (Acts 27:14) any stormy wind Word Origin for Euroclydon C17: from Greek eurokludōn, from Euros Eurus + Greek akulōn (unattested) north wind, from Latin aquilō Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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