Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The god of the east or southeast wind.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The southeast wind.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The east wind.

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  • proper noun Greek mythology The god of the East Wind.
  • proper noun poetic The east wind personified.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek Εὔρος (Eurus)

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Examples

  • There is a wind called Auster, another called Eurus, another called Septentrio, another Meridies, besides Aquilo, Vulturnus, Africus.

    The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864

  • Gallicus on either side of Septentrio; Supernas and Caecias to the right and left of Aquilo; Carbas, and at a certain period the Ornithiae, on either side of Solanus; while Eurocircias and Volturnus blow on the flanks of Eurus which is between them.

    The Ten Books on Architecture Vitruvius Pollio

  • May the heathen ruler of the winds confine in iron chains the boisterous limbs of noisy Boreas, and the sharp-pointed nose of bitter-biting Eurus.

    The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling 2004

  • Zephyrus, the wester, here a noted bad character, rose from his rocky couch strong and rough, beating down the mercury to 56 degrees F.: after an hour he made way for Eurus; and the latter was presently greeted by Boreas in one of his most boisterous and blustering moods.

    The Land of Midian 2003

  • This blows from the point where the sun sets at the summer solstice, and is the only wind that is diametrically opposite to Eurus.

    Meteorology 2002

  • East, the wind from the rising of the sun at the equinox and Eurus.

    Meteorology 2002

  • Caecias does this because it returns upon itself and combines the qualities of Boreas and Eurus.

    Meteorology 2002

  • Lips and Caecias, sometimes called Hellespontias, are both rainy gestes and Eurus are dry: the latter being dry at first and rainy afterwards.

    Meteorology 2002

  • Thus Caecias and in general the winds north of the summer solstice blow about the time of the spring equinox, but about the autumn equinox Lips; and Zephyrus about the summer solstice, but about the winter solstice Eurus.

    Meteorology 2002

  • Eurus blows from D, coming from the point where the sun rises at the winter solstice.

    Meteorology 2002

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