bora
- noun
- /ˈbɔːrə/
- UK
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bora
- Keoki: Ever since our island people could remember, bora bora had been the home of the gods.
- bora wind
Examples
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Sailors beware of the bora, as its fierce winds can create dangerous waves.
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Striped sky now, white and azure, toward the Friulian Alps: the violent winds of the "bora" are returning.
Fiction book (1997) -
And her heart goes with our father to bora bora.
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Keoki: Ever since our island people could remember, bora bora had been the home of the gods.
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The state canoe of bora bora was the swiftest vessel in all the oceans of the world.
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The state canoe of bora bora was the swiftest vessel in all the oceans of the world.
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Bitter thoughts, driven by the bora's winds on the pier, careful not to slip into the water, we too half frozen like the seagulls.
Fiction book (1997) -
It's a chant that tells how our people sailed from bora bora to this new land beneath the seven little eyes, guided by mano the shark.
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It's a chant that tells how our people sailed from bora bora to this new land beneath the seven little eyes, guided by mano the shark.
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The bora is a strong, cold wind that blows from the northeast in the Adriatic Sea.
Synonyms
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A strong cold wind from southern France that blows into the Mediterranean in winter
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A strong cold wind that blows from the north
A cold, dry north wind that blows in southeastern France and nearby areas
A cold dry north wind that blows in southeastern France, especially the Rhone valley
A cold dry wind from mountains that blows into Italy and the western Mediterranean
A cold dry wind that blows from mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean
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Etymology
Bora comes from the Greek Boreas, an old name for the 'north wind', and the same root is in boreal meaning 'northern'. So a bora is a strong, cold wind that blows from the north, especially around the Adriatic Sea.