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northeaster

British  
/ ˌnɔːθˈiːstə, ˌnɔːrˈiːstə /

noun

  1. a strong wind or storm from the northeast

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At the 5 percent 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 Mar. 27, 2020

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

Among the hardest hit municipalities, most as a result of , not the northeaster, were Greenburgh, Mamaroneck, Port Chester, Rye Brook and Rye.

From New York Times Nov. 9, 2012

The roar of the city rose all about him; it smote on his tired ears like the deafening crash of the surf after a northeaster.

From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Brander Matthews

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