northeaster
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Few people were on the street, and not just because a northeaster was blowing through.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2012
A fierce northeaster gathered strength as night fell, and a mighty sea began to heave in.
From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir
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