northwester

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

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

Origin of northwester

1
First recorded in 1725–35; northwest + -er1

Words Nearby northwester

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How to use northwester in a sentence

  • "northwester coming," said the Tennessee Shad under his breath.

    The Varmint | Owen Johnson
  • Like a storm driven bird she was off in the wings of a northwester, lying far over even under the greatly reduced sail.

    Boy Scouts in the North Sea | G. Harvey Ralphson
  • Yet this, were it not for the time it happened, was to the surrounding tumult, as a dying sigh to the roar of a northwester.

    The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor | Stephen Cullen Carpenter
  • A northwester was coming up, and after his experience on the eve of Plassey, Desmond knew what that meant.

    In Clive's Command | Herbert Strang
  • On the tenth day out, a northwester began to pipe and ripen to a gale as the sea rose with it.

    Captain Canot | Brantz Mayer

British Dictionary definitions for northwester

northwester

/ (ˌnɔːθˈwɛstə, nautical ˌnɔːˈwɛstə) /


noun
  1. a strong wind or storm from the northwest

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