southerly buster

noun

1. sometimes capitals a sudden violent cold wind on the SE coast of Australia causing a rapid drop in temperature Sometimes shortened tosoutherly

Example Sentences

A rare "southerly buster" is known to have blown through Fairy Meadow in the moments before Cheryl Grimmer vanished.

From BBC

Locals call it a "southerly buster".

From BBC

A southerly buster this afternoon will help reduce the smoke, especially nearer the coast.

From The Guardian

After leaving Sydney Harbor in the sunshine last December and heading south in fast downwind conditions with the early lead, Comanche ran into big trouble: a weather front that Australians call “a southerly buster.”

From New York Times

Well, yes; about the worst is a hot blast which sometimes blows from the interior, known popularly in Sydney as a “brick-fielder” or “southerly buster.”

From Project Gutenberg