: recurring annually used of summer winds that blow over the Mediterranean Etesian noun Word History Etymology Latin etesius, from Greek etēsios, from etos year — more at wether First Known Use 1601, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of Etesian was in 1601 ...
Discover More Example Sentences Etesian, e-tē′zhan, adj. periodical: blowing at stated seasons, as certain winds. FromProject Gutenberg The great heat of summer is tempered throughout the whole region of the archipelago by the Etesian winds, which blow regularly from the N.E. for forty to...