Euroclydon

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Singular
Euroclydon

Plural
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Euroclydon

  1. A cyclonic tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the Mediterranean. It is the modern Gregalia (Gregale) or levanter.
  2. The name of the wind from the Adriatic Gulf, which wrecked Paul of Tarsus's ship on the coast of Malta (Acts 27:14)