northeaster
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Clark’s Point is on the northeaster shore of Nushagak Bay.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2018
Early the next morning, the ship was caught in a northeaster, driven toward shore, and dashed upon the rocks just outside Cohasset Harbor.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 19, 2015
At the 5% significance level, there is enough evidence to conclude that the mean amount of summer rain in the northeaster US is less than 11.52 inches, on average.
From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013
Then the northeaster last week knocked down a tree in his yard, which caused a gas leak, and he lost power for two more days.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2012
A winter midnight was on the woods, while a northeaster smote the coast, a dozen miles away, with the million sledges of the surf.
From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop
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