EQUINOXES
Noun
equinoxes
plural of equinox
plural of equinoxe
Source: Wiktionary
EQUINOX
E"qui*nox, n. Etym: [OE. equinoxium, equenoxium, L. aequinoctium;
aequus equal + nox, noctis, night: cf. F. équinoxe. See Equal, and
Night.]
1. The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that
is, about March 21 and September 22. See Autumnal equinox, Vernal
equinox, under Autumnal and Vernal.
When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Stormwind of the equinox.
Longfellow.
2. Equinoctial wind or storm. [R.] Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition