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• пассат• пассатный ветер
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
etesian wind — ▪ climatology remarkably steady southbound drift of the lower atmosphere over the eastern Mediterranean and adjacent lands in summer. From about mid May to mid September, it generally dominates the Adriatic, Ionian, and Aegean seas and the… … Universalium
Etesian wind — [ɪ ti:ʒɪən, ɪ ti:z , ɪ ti:ʒ(ə)n] noun another term for meltemi. Origin C17: Etesian from L. etesius annual + an … English new terms dictionary
etesian wind — … Useful english dictionary
etesian — e•te•sian [[t]ɪˈti ʒən[/t]] adj. 1) mer (of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually 2) an etesian wind • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L etēsi(ae) < Gk etēsíai (ánemoi) periodic (winds) + an I … From formal English to slang
Etesian — The etesians (Ancient Greek ετησίαι annual (winds) , sometimes found in the Latin form etesiae), meltemi μελτέμι (Greek), or meltem (Turkish) are the strong, dry north windsof the Aegean Sea, which blow from about mid May to mid September. During … Wikipedia
etesian — 1. adjective /ɪˈtiːzɪən,ɪˈtiːʒən/ Pertaining to a dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean. Is it from those etesian winds, or melting of snow in the mountains under the Equator [...], or from those great dropping perpetual showers … Wiktionary
etesian — adj. seasonal; periodic (especially pertaining to wind) … English contemporary dictionary
etesian — a. occurring annually or periodically, especially such Mediterranean north wind in summer … Dictionary of difficult words
Mistral (wind) — The winds of the Mediterranean Tramontane … Wikipedia
Marin (wind) — The Marin is a warm, moist wind in the Gulf of Lion of France, blowing from the southeast or south southeast onto the coast of Languedoc and Roussillon. It brings rain to this region which it has picked up crossing the Mediterranean, and also can … Wikipedia
Bora (wind) — the North Wind. Feature The changeable Bora can often be felt all over Dalmatia and the rest of the Adriatic east coast. It blows in gusts. The Bora is most common during the winter. It blows hardest, as the meteorologist Baron Ferdinand von… … Wikipedia