Euroclydon

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

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

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How to use Euroclydon in a sentence

The men bore up well against their Euroclydon, and emulated the conduct of the ship.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell
It was the Euroclydon that swept the trees from Malta, and nineteen hundred years have not repaired the ravage of that storm.
The Ship Dwellers | Albert Bigelow Paine
"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 treatise on the Euroclydon was designed to vindicate the common reading of Acts, xxvii.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. | Jacob Bryant
Euroclydon, nevertheless, is a mighty pleasant zephyr to any one in-doors, with his feet on the hob quietly toasting for bed.
Moby Dick; or The Whale | Herman Melville

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

Origin of Euroclydon

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

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