Euroclydon

Euroclydon

# A cyclonic tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the Mediterranean. It is the modern Gregalia (Gregale) or Levanter.
# The name of the wind from the Adriatic Gulf, which wrecked Paul of Tarsus's ship on the coast of Malta (Acts 27:14)
# Referenced in the second chapter of Moby-Dick.


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  • Euroclydon — Eu*roc ly*don, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? the southeast wind + ? wave, billow; according to another reading, ?, i. e. a north east wind, as in the Latin Vulgate Euro aquilo.] A tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the Mediterranean. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Euroclydon — [yo͞o räk′li dän΄, yo͞o räk′lidən] n. [Gr(Ec) euroklydōn, prob. in error (as if < euros, east wind + klydōn, wave, billow), for eurakylōn, a northeast wind < euros (see EURUS) + L aquilo, the north (or north by east) wind < aquilus, dark …   English World dictionary

  • Euroclydon — noun /jʊˈɹɒklɪdən/ 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 Pauls tossed …   Wiktionary

  • Euroclydon — /yoo rok li don , yeuh /, n. gregale. [1605 15; < Gk euroklýdon, equiv. to Eúro(s) EURUS + klýdon wave, surge; cf. klýzein to dash against, wash] * * * …   Universalium

  • Euroclydon —    South east billow, the name of the wind which blew in the Adriatic Gulf, and which struck the ship in which Paul was wrecked on the coast of Malta (Acts 27:14; R.V., Euraquilo, i.e., north east wind). It is called a tempestuous wind, i.e., as… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • euroclydon — eu·roc·ly·don …   English syllables

  • Euroclydon — /juˈrɒklədɒn/ (say yooh rokluhdon) noun 1. a stormy north east or north north east wind that occurs in the eastern Mediterranean. 2. any stormy wind. {Greek euroklydōn} …  

  • euroclydon — yəˈräkləˌdän noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek euroklydōn, MS variant (in Acts 27:14) of eurakylōn, from eur (from euros east wind) + (assumed) Greek akylōn north wind, from Latin aquilo …   Useful english dictionary

  • Euroclydon — noun see gregale …   Useful english dictionary

  • 1895 in New Zealand — IncumbentsRegal and Vice Regal*Head of State Queen Victoria *Governor David Boyle, 7th Earl of GlasgowGovernment and lawThe 12th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power. *Speaker of the House Sir Maurice O Rorke *Prime… …   Wikipedia

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