northwester

[ nawrth-wes-ter; Nautical nawr-wes-ter ]

noun

1. New England and South Atlantic States. a wind or gale from the northwest.

northwester

/ ˌnɔːˈwɛstə; ˌnɔːθˈwɛstə /

noun

1. a strong wind or storm from the northwest

Word History and Origins

Origin of northwester¹

First recorded in 1725–35; northwest + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports Tuesday night’s “light” earthquake of magnitude 4.2 was in the northwester Salt Lake Valley near the town of Magna.

From Washington Times

A low-pressure system in the Midwest will drop up to three inches overnight on Cleveland, with nearly a foot of accumulation on Tuesday in the snowbelt of northwester Ohio near Lake Erie.

From New York Times

This partial jawbone from England belonged to the earliest known modern human in northwester Europe.

From Science Magazine

Through autumn rains, and winter frosts and snows, and fierce northwesters, the poorly-built meeting-house stood unheated, growing more damp, more icy, more deadly, with each succeeding week.

From Project Gutenberg

A strong northwester and its seas caught us beyond the Mumbles, and the quality of the sunshine thinned to a flickering stuff which cast only grey shadows.

From Project Gutenberg