Helm
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The wind that blows westward from the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm Bar; it is the only named wind in the British Isles.
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The wind that blows westward from the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm Bar; it is the only named wind in the British Isles.
Etymology
Perhaps so called from the 'helm' or cap of clouds that forms above Cross Fell (known as the Helm Bar) and can predict and accompany a Helm.
proper noun
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A surname.
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A placename, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States.
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A placename, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Russell County, Kentucky, United States.
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A placename, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States.
Etymology
Two main origins: * An English topographic surname for someone who lived by or worked at a temporary shelter for animals, from Middle English helm (“a helmet; a protection”). * Borrowed from German Helm (“a helmet”), metonymic occupational surname for a maker of helmets.
Forms
- plural
- Helms
Helm · The wind that blows westward from the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm…
helmet · A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.help · Action given to provide assistance; aid.helper · One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.