northeaster

/ (ˌnɔːθˈiːstə, nautical ˌnɔːrˈiːstə) /

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noun

a strong wind or storm from the northeast

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How to use northeaster in a sentence

It was a cheerless morning, the sky being heavy and of slaty hue, whilst a brisk north-easter blew cold off the water.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
When the winter frost has gone, when the spring north-easter is still, when the summer sun is high, it is indeed a sleepy land.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various
It was a cold and inclement spring, a blast of Kingsley's much belauded "north-easter," to which he succumbed.
Highways and Byways in London|Mrs. E. T. Cook.
Captain Armytage was correct in his prediction: before midnight a fierce north-easter was raging on the sea.
Cedar Creek|Elizabeth Hely Walshe

Captain Moore followed them to the door, and shivered as he inhaled the north-easter.
Aunt Phillis's Cabin|Mary H. Eastman