nor'wester

[ nawr-wes-ter ]

/ ˌnɔrˈwɛs tər /

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noun

contraction of northwester.

sou'wester (defs. 1, 2).

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Origin of nor'wester

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

Words nearby nor'wester

Norwegian buhund, Norwegian Current, Norwegian elkhound, Norwegian forest cat, Norwegian Sea, nor'wester, Norwich, Norwich terrier, Norwood, nos-, noscapine

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How to use nor'wester in a sentence

Perhaps though, no city was as silently-failing-nor-publically-rehabilitating as Las Vegas.
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"There's Burley," said Blackie, clad in a long oilskin and a sou'wester as he checked off the home-coming adventurers.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace
The upper windows of the pavilion commanded a considerable spread of links in the direction of Graden-Wester.
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"It may come to be a bit sloppy when this sou'wester gets its gait on," he suggested to the skipper.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day

We are introduced successively to the Palestinian, the Assimilator, and the Neither-here-nor-there.
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The tug dropped them off the Tail of the Horseshoe; a smashing sou'wester was serving them.
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British Dictionary definitions for nor'wester

nor'wester

/ (ˌnɔːˈwɛstə) /

noun

a less common name for sou'wester

a drink of strong liquor

a strong northwest wind

NZ a hot dry wind from the Southern Alps

Word Origin for nor'wester

C18 (in the sense: storm from the northwest): a contraction of northwester

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