nor'wester

[ nawr-wes-ter ]

noun

1. contraction of northwester.
2. sou'wester ( defs 1, 2 ).

nor'wester

/ ˌnɔːˈwɛstə /

noun

1. a less common name for sou'wester
2. a drink of strong liquor
3. a strong northwest wind
4. a hot dry wind from the Southern Alps

Word History and Origins

Origin of nor'wester¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; nor(th)wester

Word History and Origins

Origin of nor'wester¹

C18 (in the sense: storm from the northwest): a contraction of northwester

Example Sentences

Shortly before noon on May 28, 2022, Formo and several family members were aboard his 53-foot motor yacht, Nor’Wester, in the larger of the two locks, waiting for the gate to open.

From Seattle Times

The gate had just started opening, Formo and other boaters say, when the Pamina, a 64-foot yacht directly ahead of Nor’Wester, gunned its engines and went hard in reverse.

From Seattle Times

Amid the roar of diesels and the snapping of mooring lines, Pamina slammed into Nor’Wester “like a bulldozer,” striking with such force that Nor’Wester’s bow went over Pamina’s stern and into a rear cabin, Formo says.

From Seattle Times

Memorial gifts to the Bill Holm Center may be sent to the Burke Museum at Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195 or made online at burkemuseum.org, or to Camp Nor’wester at PO Box 1055, Edmonds, WA 98020 or online at norwester.org/support.

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It was his parents, aunts and uncles who were at the heart of one of Holm’s most enduring contributions: Camp Nor’wester, where Holm first became a camp counselor in 1942.

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