euripus

[ yoo-rahy-puhs, yuh- ]

noun,plural eu·ri·pi [yoo-rahy-pahy, yuh-]. /yʊˈraɪ paɪ, yə-/.
  1. a strait, especially one in which the flow of water is violent.

Origin of euripus

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1595–1605; <Latin eurīpus<Greek eúrīpos (applied especially to the strait between Euboea and Boeotia, equivalent to eu-eu- + -rīpos rusher, akin to rhīpḗ rush

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euripus

/ (jʊˈraɪpəs) /


nounplural -pi (-paɪ)
  1. a strait or channel with a strong current or tide

Origin of euripus

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C17: from Latin, from Greek Euripos the strait between Boeotia and Euboea, from ripē force, rush

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