Aeolus
Americannoun
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the god of the winds
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the founding king of the Aeolians in Thessaly
Example Sentences
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Another good example of the volcano's impact on the atmosphere can be seen in the data retrieved by the European Space Agency's Aeolus mission.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2022
In the fall of 2019, with Aeolus bankrupt, Mr. McManus landed at Partner Therapeutics, a Massachusetts-based company represented by Mr. Clerici that also appears in Dr. Bright’s complaint.
From New York Times • May 9, 2020
Captain John’s voice competed with the storm as he told a tale of Aeolus, the wind god, who helpfully “captured all adverse winds and bagged them for Odysseus.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2019
Aeolus uses its ultraviolet laser to send light pulses into the atmosphere, and measures shifts in the wavelength of light that bounces back; this gives the speed and direction of the winds below.
From Nature • Jul. 30, 2019
The constant pipe-organ sounds reminded Jason of the floating lair of Aeolus, back in Colorado, except here the winds seemed in no hurry.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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