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In Greek mythology, Plexaure or Plexaura (Ancient Greek: Πληξαύρη Plêxaurê means 'whipping wind' [1]) may refer to: Plexaure, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. [2] [3] Plexaure, one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the ...
Whispering Wind, a boat which raced in the 1958 Star World Championships Whispering Wind, a character in 1998 Hong Kong film The Storm Riders and other related films Mountain of the Whispering Winds, a fictional mountain in 1970 Christmas special Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
running before the wind. Also simply running. Sailing more than about 160° away from the direction from which the wind is blowing (i.e. moving in the same or nearly the same direction as the wind). If moving directly away from the wind, it is called a dead run. Compare reaching and beating. running (adjective)
"This [man] gets tortured with poisonous water-dripping on his bare head." 1674. A victim of Chinese water torture at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York A reproduction of a Chinese water torture apparatus at Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial
As an adjective, this word describes an area that's bright and/or exposed to direct light from the Sun. OK, that's it for hints—I don't want to totally give it away before revealing the answer!
Also actiniform. Describing a collection of low-lying, radially structured clouds with distinct shapes (resembling leaves or wheels in satellite imagery), and typically organized in extensive mesoscale fields over marine environments. They are closely related to and sometimes considered a variant of stratocumulus clouds. actinometer A scientific instrument used to measure the heating power of ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 December 2024. Vortex or tornado occurring over a body of water For a pipe carrying water from a roof, see Downspout. For regrowth on trees, see Water sprout. For the performance act of regurgitating fluids, see Water spouting. A waterspout near Thailand in 2016 Part of a series on Weather Temperate ...
Flagellation (Latin flagellum, 'whip'), flogging or whipping is the act of beating the human body with special implements such as whips, rods, switches, the cat o' nine tails, the sjambok, the knout, etc. Typically, flogging has been imposed on an unwilling subject as a punishment; however, it can also be submitted to willingly and even done by ...