boreas

Noun
  1. A wind that blows from the north (synset 111508350)
    is a type of: air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
    subtypes:
    • bise, bize - a dry cold north wind in southeastern France
    • mistral - a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter
    • tramontana, tramontane - a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean
    same as: north wind, norther, northerly
  2. (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind (synset 109580044)
    "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold"
    referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    is an instance of: greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks

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