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boreas::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | north wind, norther, northerly |
| Type of | air current, current of air, wind |
| Has types | mistral, bise, bize, tramontane, tramontana |
| Derivation | boreal |
boreas::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of boreas
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Deanna OlsonTwo mating pairs of Western toads, or Anaxyrus boreas, in Oregon.
From the green.blogs.nytimes.com
Boreas became the Japanese wind god Fujin through the Greco-Buddhist Wardo.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Boreas Pass offers stunning views of aspen groves east of Breckenridge.
From the denverpost.com
Boreas, an injured boreal owl, sits Wednesday on a handlers hand at the Raptor Center on the St.
From the dailyherald.com
Boreas, the North Wind, hovers over a castle that may resemble the home of the tapestry's patron.
From the post-gazette.com
Boreas was also said to have kidnapped Oreithyia, an Athenian princess, from the river Ilissus.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Boreas had taken a fancy to Oreithyia, and had initially pleaded for her favours, hoping to persuade her.
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Boreas was closely associated with horses.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Boreas Gear has been designing and manufacturing packs for years now, so there's relatively little risk in terms of the company delivering on its planned July ship date.
From the techcrunch.com
- North wind: a wind that blows from the north
- (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold"
- Boreas may refer to:
- Boreas is an oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style created in 1903 by John William Waterhouse.
- The north wind. An old sailor's saying is, "as cold as Boreas with an iceberg in each pocket." Popularly the god that rules the wind, as Aeolus is supposed to do.
- Boreas was the north wind god. He was the son of Astraeus and Aurora.
