The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Etesian Winds

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Winds that blow at stated times of the year.

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2026 Editor's Note: The Etesian winds still blow each Aegean summer exactly on schedule — Greek sailors now call them the meltemi, and charter yachts plan around them as triremes once did. See Etesian winds. (Ed: BR 2026-06-29)

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