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Euroclydon |
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Euroclydon [jʊˈrɒklɪˌdɒn] n 1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) 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) 2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) any stormy wind [from Greek eurokludōn, from Euros Eurus + Greek akulōn (unattested) north wind, from Latin aquilō] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 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. |
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