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east wind

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. east wind, easter, easterlynoun

    a wind from the east

Wikipedia

  1. East wind

    An east wind is a wind that originates in the east and blows in a westward direction. This wind is referenced as symbolism in mythology, poetry and literature.

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  1. east wind

    An east wind is a wind that originates from the east and blows west. This is contrary to the typical wind naming convention where the wind is named based on the direction it is blowing towards; in this case, wind names are based on where they come from. In meteorological terms, an east wind is known as an easterly wind.

Wikidata

  1. East wind

    An east wind is a wind that originates in the east and blows west. In Greek mythology, Eurus, the east wind, was the only wind not associated with any of the three Greek seasons, and is the only one of these four Anemoi not mentioned in Hesiod's Theogony or in the Orphic Hymns.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. east wind

    This, in the British seas, is generally attended with a hazy atmosphere, and is so ungenial as to countenance the couplet-- "When the wind is in the east, 'Tis good for neither man nor beast."

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of east wind in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of east wind in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of east wind in a Sentence

  1. James Russell Lowell:

    There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.

  2. James Russell Lowell:

    There is no good arguing with the inevitible. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.


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