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southerly buster
noun
- sometimes capitals a sudden violent cold wind on the SE coast of Australia causing a rapid drop in temperature Sometimes shortened tosoutherly
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In an hour the temperature falls 40 or 50 degs., and the air is cleared by a "southerly buster."
Northerly and north-westerly winds prevailed, and we whistled in vain for a southerly buster to clear the coast of ice.
The northern brickfielder is almost invariably followed by a strong "southerly buster," cloudy and cool from the ocean.
I had at least two miles to swim; and that in the teeth of a southerly buster, which I could see was now coming on in full force.
A wild southerly buster was blowing, bringing rain with it in floods.
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