Eurus

American  

[yoor-uhs, yur-] / ˈyʊər əs, ˈyɜr- /

noun

1. the ancient Greek personification of the east wind.

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Eurus British  

/ ˈjʊərəs /

noun

1. Greek myth the east or southeast wind personified

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Etymology

Origin of Eurus

Latin, from Greek euros

Example Sentences

While trying to reconnect with the rest of her crew, Dr. Winifred Eurus describes, and tries to understand, the creatures she encounters.

From Slate

The four chief Winds were Boreas, the North Wind, in Latin Aquilo; Zephyr, the West Wind, which had a second Latin name, Favonius; Notus, the South Wind, also called in Latin Auster; and the East Wind, Eurus, the same in both Greek and Latin.

From Literature

Hillenbrand followed up Droneland last year with Hologrammatica, a hard-boiled thriller that provides some comfort to Leave voters: by 2088, England has definitely left EURUS, the recently joined federations of Europe and Russia.

From The Guardian

Her face was melting, like the snow that Zephyr scatters across the mountain peaks; then Eurus thaws it, and as it melts, the rivers swell and flow again.

From New York Times

In the case of Zodiac, Martyn Day argues that the company knew the methods involved in dismantling vessels in Chittagong, yet it sold the Eurus London on in the full knowledge that it would be broken up in unsafe conditions.

From The Guardian