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Look up: Zephyr

  1. Zephyr
    HMS Zephyr was a British Zambesi Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1943. She was armed with four 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns; two 2 pdr guns; three 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 20 mm guns and four depth-charge throwers.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. Zephyr
    A westerly breeze with pleasant warm weather supposed to prevail at the summer solstice.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise

  3. Zephyr
    [n] - (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Zephyr
    A light warm westerly wind in the Mediterranean.
    Found on http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary

  5. zephyr
    a fine cloth of plain weave used for dresses,blouses and shirtings and made in various qualities.A typical zephyr has coloured stripes on a white ground and a cord effect made by the introduction of coarse threads at intervals Category: Various industries and crafts • a general term, esp...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Zephyr
    Zeph'yr noun [ Latin zephyrus , Greek ..., akin to ... darkness, the dark side, west: confer French zéphyr .] The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze. 'Soft the zephyr blows.' Gray. « As gentle As zephyr...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Z/2

  7. Zephyr
    noun (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Zephyr
    • (n.) The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Zephyr
    Zephyr is a Greek boy name. The meaning of the name is `West Wind` Where is it used? The name Zephyr is mainly used In Greek Mythology (Anglicized) .For the opposite sex use: In French: Zephyrine (F) In Other languages: Zephyra (F) The name Zephyr doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common na...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Zeph

  10. zephyr
    • a slight wind (usually refreshing)
    • (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind

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  11. Zephyr
    Zephyr or Zephyrus:see Eos.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A09205

  12. Zephyr
    In Greek mythology, Zephyr was the west wind god.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. Zephyr
    (protocol) Created at MIT, as part of Project Athena, `Zephyr` was designed as an instant messaging protocol and application-suite with a heavy Unix background. Using the "do one thing, do it well" philosophy of Unix, it was made up of several separate programs working together to m...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyr

  14. Zephyr
    (band) `Zephyr` was a blues-based hard rock band formed in 1969 in Boulder, Colorado by guitarist Tommy Bolin, keyboardist John Faris, David Givens on bass guitar, Robbie Chamberlin on drums and Candy Givens on vocals. Although the charismatic performances by Candy Givens were originally the ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyr

  15. ZEPHYR
    `ZEPHYR`, born `Andrew Witten`, is a graffiti artist, lecturer and author from New York City. He began creating graffiti in 1975 and first signed using the name "Zephyr" in 1977. He has been identified as a graffiti "elder", who along with Futura 2000, Blade, PHASE 2, Lady Pink a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZEPHYR

  16. Zephyr
    (garment) A `zephyr` is a garment worn in competitive rowing. A zephyr is usually a short-sleeved T-shirt with a front opening, with the opening and sleeve ends trimmed in the colours of the club.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyr

  17. Zephyr
    (dinghy) The `Zephyr` is a New Zealand one-design 3.6 metre sailing dinghy. It is a national class, administered by the Zephyr Owners` Association. Hull form and sail plans are restricted, to ensure all boats have the same potential speed. History: The Zephyr was designed by Auckland designer...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyr

  18. Zephyr
    (musical project) `Zephyr` is a musical project started in 2000 by London-based composer and producer Elizabeth Henshaw, involving musicians from a variety of different backgrounds. In 2001, their self-titled debut album was released. In 2007, their second album, Flame, was released in...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyr

  19. Zephyr
    (steamboat) `Zephyr` was a sternwheel steamboat of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. Career: Zephyr was built in 1871 for the famous steamboat captain Tom Wright. In 1872, the Merchants Transportation Company of Olympia was formed, with Zephyr becoming the company`s first s...
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