nor'wester

American  

[nawr-wes-ter] / ˌnɔrˈwɛs tər /

noun

1. contraction of northwester.

2. sou'wester.

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nor'wester British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of nor'wester

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

Example Sentences

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nor'wester

The nor'wester -- a weather pattern that develops in the Bay of Bengal during the summer -- struck the states of Bihar and West Bengal on April 13, killing 137 people.

From Reuters ● Apr. 22, 2010

All night long that dreadful nor’wester howled along and lashed the narrow sea between England and the Continent; yet I kept our frail skiff before it, hoping, at daylight, to descry the lowlands of Belgium.

From Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver by Mayer, Brantz

"Now we shall have it!" said Hazard--"a true nor'wester, and butt-end foremost!"

From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by Cooper, James Fenimore

“Well, I’ll be blowed if I arn’t hungry!” cried Craigie, as he stood up in the boat, with his arms folded, and his nor’wester pulled over his eyes, to ward off the drenching rain.

From Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life by Moodie, Susanna

She’s not worth tuppence on it if any kind of a sea kicks up, and it’s ripe for a nor’wester any moment now. 

From Adventure by London, Jack