euroclydon

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Definition of euroclydon in English English dictionary

A stormy northeasterly wind mentioned in the Bible (Acts 27: 14); any rough wind or storm

It stood on a sharp bleak corner, where that tempestuous wind Euroclydon kept up a worse howling than ever it did about poor Paul's tossed craft. Euroclydon, nevertheless, is a mighty pleasant zephyr to any one in-doors, with his feet on the hob quietly toasting for bed.

{n} a tempestuous N.E. wind

A tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the Mediterranean

Hyphenation

Eu·roc·ly·don

Etymology

() From Hellenistic Ancient Greek εὐροκλύδων, from εὖρος (“east wind”) + κλύδων (“wave”).