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Boreas

[ bawr-ee-uhs, bohr- ]

noun

  1. the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.


Boreas

/ ˈ²úɔ˰ùɪə²õ /

noun

  1. Greek myth the god personifying the north wind
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Origin of Boreas1

C14: via Latin from Greek
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Earlier this year, Vattenfall paused work on one of the sites, Norfolk Boreas, saying it was no longer financially viable.

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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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“Alas, beautiful girl. We all are working for Gaea now. I fear these orders are from our father, Boreas himself.â€

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