euripus

[ yoo-rahy-puhs, yuh- ]

noun

, plural eu·ri·pi [y, oo, -, rahy, -pahy, y, uh, -].

1. a strait, especially one in which the flow of water is violent.

euripus

/ jʊˈraɪpəs /

noun

1. a strait or channel with a strong current or tide

Word History and Origins

Origin of euripus¹

1595–1605; < Latin eurīpus < Greek eúrīpos (applied especially to the strait between Euboea and Boeotia, equivalent to eu- eu- + -rīpos rusher, akin to rhīpḗ rush

Word History and Origins

Origin of euripus¹

C17: from Latin, from Greek Euripos the strait between Boeotia and Euboea, from ripē force, rush

Example Sentences

He knew both words he got during the semifinals, including "euripus," a narrow tract of water with violent currents.

From US News

He knew both words he got during the semifinals, including "euripus," a narrow tract of water with violent currents.

From Seattle Times

It is in the Works and Days especially that we glean indications of Hesiod’s rank and condition in life, that of a stay-at-home farmer of the lower class, whose sole experience of the sea was a single voyage of 40 yds. across the Euripus, and an old-fashioned bachelor whose misogynic views and prejudice against matrimony have been conjecturally traced to his brother Perses having a wife as extravagant as himself.

From Project Gutenberg

The Euripus of funds and actions.

From Project Gutenberg

Euripus, ū-rī′pus, n. an arm of the sea with strong currents: the water-channel between the arena and cavea of a Roman hippodrome.

From Project Gutenberg