Definition of Aquilon

1. n. The north wind.

Definition of Aquilon

1. the north wind [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aquilon

aquifer
aquiferous
aquifers
aquiform
aquifuge
aquifuges
aquila
aquilege
aquilegia
aquilegias
aquiline
aquiline nose
aquiline noses
aquilinities
aquilinity
aquilon (current term)
aquilons
aquiparous
aquire
aquitard
aquitards
aquitted
aquiver
aquo-ion
aquocobalamin
aquod
aquose
aquosity
aquæduct
aquæducts

Literary usage of Aquilon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet: Containing an Account of the by Enguerrand de Monstrelet (1853)
"AT this period, the earl of Salisbury, by orders from the duke of Bedford, who called himself regent of France, laid siege to the castle of Mont-aquilon In ..."

2. Logs of the Great Sea Fights, 1794-1805 by Thomas Sturges Jackson (1899)
"aquilon Log. — EDWARD KIRBY, Master. — Official No. 3083. Wednesday, May 28 th. PM — Fresh breezes and cloudy. 2. Queen Charlotte made the signal for a ..."

3. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1799)
"The aquilon, alter (ailing round the fleet, ... Owing to there being verv little wind, loon after the aquilon frigate had got to the ..."

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