etesian

e·te·sian

(ĭ-tē′zhən)

adj.

Occurring annually. Used of the prevailing northerly summer winds of the Mediterranean.

[From Latin etēsius, from Greek etēsios, from etos, year; see wet- in Indo-European roots.]

e·te′sian n.

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etesian

(ɪˈtiːʒɪən)

adj

(Physical Geography) (of NW winds) recurring annually in the summer in the E Mediterranean

[C17: from Latin etēsius yearly, from Greek etēsios, from etos year]

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e•te•sian

(ɪˈti ʒən)

adj.

1. (of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.

2. an etesian wind.

[1595–1605; < Latin etēsi(ae) < Greek etēsíai (ánemoi) periodic (winds) + -an¹]

Translations

étésien

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Some have such a vast appetite for the former commodity, that is, the news, and such sound digestive organs, that they can sit forever in public avenues without stirring, and let it simmer and whisper through them like the Etesian winds, or as if inhaling ether, it only producing numbness and insensibility to pain -- otherwise it would often be painful to bear -- without affecting the consciousness.

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The Greek and Latin historians do not speak favourably of it, and Strabo says it is very dangerous during the Etesian winds and in the rainy season.

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So when Etesian blasts from Thrace downpour Sweep o'er the blackening main and whirl to land From Ocean's cavernous depths his ooze and sand, Billow on billow thunders on the shore.

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He starts his new chapter as the Executive Chef at The Emerald Palace Hotel and Residence@26 from his most recent role as Italian specialty chef at Etesian fine dining restaurant in Velassaru, a five star luxury resort in Maldives and prior role as Head Chef at Restaurant "La Pergola" in the Gulf Hotel in Bahrain.

New Executive Chef Appointed at Emerald Palace Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw and Residence@26, Yankon

The Etesian breeze ushered good weather onto the Peloponnesus when the summer sun grayed the green leaves of the olive trees and the dry hills tanned like leather.