euroclydon Meaning, Definition & Usage

Eu*roc"ly*don noun

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. the southeast wind + wave, billow; according to another reading, , i. e. a north-east wind, as in the Latin Yulgate Euro-aquilo.

Definitions

1. A tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the Mediterranean. See Levanter.

   A tempestuous wind called Euroclydon. Acts xxvii. 14.