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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aquilōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
aquilon m (plural aquilons)
- north wind
Racine,
Esther III.3:
- D'un souffle l'aquilon écarte les nuages,
Et chasse au loin la foudre et les orages.- In a breath the north wind dispels the clouds,
and drive the lightning and storm far away.
- (literary) strong wind, gale
1820, Alphonse de Lamartine,
L'isolement :
- Et moi, je suis semblable à la feuille flétrie :
Emportez-moi comme elle, orageux aquilons !- As for me, I am like a withered leaf.
Carry me like a leaf, stormy gale!
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