euripus

American

[yoo-rahy-puhs, yuh-] / jʊˈraɪ pəs, jə- /

noun

a strait, especially one in which the flow of water is violent.

euripus British

/ jʊˈraɪpəs /

noun

a strait or channel with a strong current or tide

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euripi

plural

Etymology

Origin of euripus

1595–1605; < Latin eurīpus < Greek eúrīpos (applied especially to the strait between Euboea and Boeotia, equivalent to eu- eu- + -rīpos rusher, akin to rhīpḗ rush

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euripi

Sometimes, for more complete security, ditches, called euripi, surrounded the arena.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines

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