northeaster
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Clark’s Point is on the northeaster shore of Nushagak Bay.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2018
Early the next morning, the ship was caught in a northeaster, driven toward shore, and dashed upon the rocks just outside Cohasset Harbor.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 19, 2015
At the 5% significance level, there is enough evidence to conclude that the mean amount of summer rain in the northeaster US is less than 11.52 inches, on average.
From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013
Bahrs, built from a beached houseboat, got its start in 1917, feeding stranded sailors after a severe northeaster.
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2012
Across it, the northeaster, freshening to a lively breeze, had full sweep, and stirred up the Grand Butte des Morts into a wild display of opposition to our progress.
From Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers by Thwaites, Reuben Gold
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