Adad

¹ American  

[ah-dahd] / ˈɑ dɑd /

noun

1. Babylonian god of storms and wind.

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ADAD ² American  

[ey-dad] / ˈeɪ dæd /

noun

1. a coded card or other device that when inserted into a telephone allows the user to reach a number without dialing.

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Etymology

Origin of ADAD

a(utomatic telephone) d(ialing-)a(nnouncing) d(evice)

Example Sentences

But below him, an image of Adad, the god of weather, is barely visible - lost to the ravages of time and climate change.

From Reuters

These tablets reveal that Ebla especially worshipped the storm god Adad, who was honored with the title “Ba‘al” or lord.

From Textbooks

For at early dawn a black cloud came up from the horizon, Adad the Storm-god thundering in its midst, and his heralds, Nab� and Sharru, flying over mountain and plain.

From Project Gutenberg

Heseychius says that Hada was the goddess of Juno, and Adad a god and the sun.

From Project Gutenberg

Shamash and Adad, in their changeless regard to the king, my lord, have confirmed him in the kingdom of all lands.

From Project Gutenberg