[bawr-uh, bohr-uh] 
| (on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast. |
[bawr-uh, bohr-uh] | an initiation rite of the Aborigines in which boys are accepted into the tribe as men. |
| bo·ra (bôr'ə, bōr'ə) n. A violent, cold, northeasterly winter wind on the Adriatic Sea. [Italian dialectal, from Latin Boreās, Boreas; see Boreas.] |
bora
originally defined as a very strong, cold wind that blows from the northeast onto the Adriatic region of Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia. The word is from the Greek boreas, "northwind." It is most common in winter and occurs when cold air crosses the mountains from the east and descends to the coast. It often reaches speeds of more than 100 km (60 miles) per hour and has been known to knock people down and overturn vehicles.
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