Euroclydon

noun

Eu·​roc·​ly·​don

yəˈräkləˌdän

plural -s

: gregale

Word History

Etymology

Greek euroklydōn, manuscript variant (in Acts 27:14) of eurakylōn, from eur- (from euros east wind) + (assumed) Greek akylōn north wind, from Latin aquilon-, aquilo

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