etesian

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A dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean
Pertaining to a dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean

Dixon, assailed without mercy by his Sensorium, almost in a swoon, finds himself, on Nights of Cloud, less and less able to forgo emerging at dusk, cloaked against the Etesian wind, and making directly for the prohibited parts of town.

{a} denoting durable winds like the monsoons, sometimes northern winds
the eastern part, for an irregular period during July and August
{s} seasonal; periodic (especially pertaining to wind)
Periodical; annual; applied to winds which annually blow from the north over the Mediterranean, esp
etesian winds
winds that blow at certain seasons
etesian

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    e·te·sian

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    Etymologie

    () From Latin etesius (“annual”) from Ancient Greek ἐτήσιος (etēsios, “annual”) from ἔτος (etos, “year”).
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