Euroclydon

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

noun

1. gregale.

Euroclydon

/ jʊˈrɒklɪˌdɒn /

noun

1. 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)
2. any stormy wind

Word History and Origins

Origin of Euroclydon¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Euroclydon¹

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

Example Sentences

The men bore up well against their Euroclydon, and emulated the conduct of the ship.

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It was the Euroclydon that swept the trees from Malta, and nineteen hundred years have not repaired the ravage of that storm.

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"And there met us 'a tempestuous wind called Euroclydon,'" said Birkenshead, looking up with a curious smile.

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The treatise on the Euroclydon was designed to vindicate the common reading of Acts, xxvii.

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Euroclydon, nevertheless, is a mighty pleasant zephyr to any one in-doors, with his feet on the hob quietly toasting for bed.

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