Euroclydon
Americannoun
noun
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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)
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any stormy wind
Etymology
Origin of Euroclydon
1605–15; < Greek euroklýdōn, equivalent to Eúro ( s ) Eurus + klýdōn wave, surge; compare klýzein to dash against, wash
Example Sentences
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And then came "a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon."
From The Wind Bloweth by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
And so Euroclydon hurried us on to Sybaris.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. by Various
But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Alexander Maclaren
The word "Euroclydon" is made up from two Greek words, one of which means a wave, and the other the south-east wind.
From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Lady Mary Ross
"A tempestuous wind called Euroclydon," repeated the reader.
From An Old Sailor's Yarns by N. (Nathaniel) Ames
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