Zephyrs

The 'Zephyrs' were the south-west winds, and so the right ones to take the fleet of Aeneas to Italy from Carthage.

The Aeneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor 70 BC-19 BC Virgil 1902

Rake had recently been changed into another squadron of the regiment, to his great loss and regret; for not only did he miss the man's bright face and familiar voice from the Chambree, but he had much disquietude on the score of his safety, for Rake was an incorrigible pratique, had only been kept from scrapes and mischief by Cecil's influence, and even despite that had been often in hot water, and once even had been drafted for a year or so of chastisement among the "Zephyrs," a mode of punishment which, but for its separation of him from his idol, would have given unmitigated delight to the audacious offender.

Under Two Flags 1839-1908 Ouida 1873

Cheap tickets, sloppy play, and fun stadiums (our New Orleans Zephyrs boast a pool, a levee, and a "party shack") make for a great spring or summer day.

Baseball Team Offers Flatulence Filters To Go With All You Can Eat Games - The Consumerist 2009

The Portland Beavers will be in New Orleans to play the Zephyrs for a 4-game road trip beginning May 16.

Mmmmm... (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

Here is a picture of Boudreaux, the mascot of the New Orleans Zephyrs minor league baseball team.

Mmmmm... (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

Cheap tickets, sloppy play, and fun stadiums (our New Orleans Zephyrs boast a pool, a levee, and a "party shack") make for a great spring or summer day.

The Consumerist: March 2009 Archives 2009

They started in Chicago as the Packers, then were called the Zephyrs.

USATODAY.com 2008

They argued that their sewing skills? making seats for Zephyrs and Cortinas? should put them on the same pay level as the spray-painters.

Veterans of Dagenham dispute strike another blow for equality 42 years on 2010

The notion of comfortable and efficient 200 MPH+ Zephyrs and Flyers has proven a fringe crusade for a handful of academics and visionaries.

James Glave: High Time for High-Speed Rail 2009

And the speaker of the poem “Etymologies,” while watching an episode of The Twilight Zone about a baseball team in New Jersey, muses over the odd name the team has: the Hobo Concephers (that is, the Hoboken Zephyrs).

My Hair Turning Gray Among Strangers : Rigoberto González : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007