a favourable wind
51AULIS — a port in Boeotia, where the fleet of the Greeks assembled before taking sail for Troy, and where Iphigeneia, to procure a favourable wind, was sacrificed by her father Agamemnon, an event commemorated in the Iphigeneia in Aulis of Euripides …
52Morvern — MORVERN, a parish, in the district of Mull, county of Argyll, 18 miles (W. S. W.) from Strontian; containing 1774 inhabitants. This place, which anciently formed part of the territory of the celebrated Somerled, Thane of Argyll, takes its name …
53Rhegium — Port on S. Italian coast. Paul s journey to Rome was held up for one day at this port because of the need to wait for a favourable wind (Acts 28:13). The city was noted for its Greek culture, but the emperor Augustus augmented its population with …
54opportune — [ ɒpətju:n, ˌɒpə tju:n] adjective (of a time) especially convenient or appropriate. ↘appropriately timed. Derivatives opportunely adverb opportuneness noun Word History Opportune comes from Latin opportunus, denoting a favourable wind blowing… …
55tailwind — /ˈteɪlwɪnd/ (say taylwind) noun a favourable wind blowing from behind an aircraft or vessel, etc., thus increasing its speed …
56agricultural technology — Introduction application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… …
57climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …
58literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
59Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
60pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …
