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southwester
[ south-wes-ter; Nautical sou-wes-ter ]
southwester
/ ˌsaʊθˈwɛstə; ˌsaʊˈwɛstə /
noun
- a strong wind or storm from the southwest
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Word History and Origins
Origin of southwester1
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Example Sentences
There's a nice southwester blowing now, and under the big lugsail we ought to overhaul the canoe before he does so.
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In six days we had two stiff blows, and, in addition, one proper southwester and one rip-snorting southeaster.
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He was like a grampus when he set his teeth, and a southwester couldn't blow harder if he chose.
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"It is the raw southwester that gets to the bone," replied Inspector Dickson.
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