Boreas

American  

[bawr-ee-uhs, bohr-] / ˈbɔr i əs, ˈboʊr- /

noun

1. the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.

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Boreas British  

/ ˈbɔːrɪəs /

noun

1. Greek myth the god personifying the north wind

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Etymology

Origin of Boreas

C14: via Latin from Greek

Example Sentences

Earlier this year, Vattenfall paused work on one of the sites, Norfolk Boreas, saying it was no longer financially viable.

From BBC

The Aurora Borealis is the scientific name for the Northern Lights, named after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek god of the north wind, Boreas.

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Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has announced it is to shut down development of the Norfolk Boreas site, off the Norfolk coast.

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The Swedish energy giant Vattenfall is to shut down development of the Norfolk Boreas site, off the Norfolk coast.

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Mr Justice Holgate said the Vanguard development was closely related to a second wind farm project called Norfolk Boreas.

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