Hydrus
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Hydrus
< Latin < Greek hýdros water serpent
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In today’s 360 video, take a ride on the Jersey Shore’s Hydrus roller coaster, which opened this month.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2017
He pointed to new restaurants, a bakery on the boardwalk, nights where families can camp on the beach, and the many “new structures” like the Hydrus as a sign of the new Seaside Heights.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2017
Called the Hydrus, it is a twisted green behemoth, featuring a steep inverted drop, a full loop and two more inversions.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2017
The owners say the Hydrus name is an allusion to the Jet Star because it is the name of a constellation.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2017
Sailing to the north-east from Sicily, the tyrant Totila united his squadron with a fourth fleet, under Earl Teja, off Hydrus.
From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Dahn, Felix
It describes in great detail the planetary system of the star Beta Hydri, and gives the names of those planets: Uller and Niflheim.
From Uller Uprising by Clark, John D.
The centre lies close by the Lesser Magellanic cloud—between the stars Kappa Toucani and Eta Hydri of our modern maps, but much nearer to the last named.
From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)
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