Euroclydon

(jʊˈrɒklɪˌdɒn)

1. (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. (Physical Geography) any stormy wind

[C17: from Greek eurokludōn, from Euros Eurus + Greek akulōn (unattested) north wind, from Latin aquilō]

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