northwester

American  

[nawrth-wes-ter, nawr-wes-ter] / ˌnɔrθˈwɛs tər, ˌnɔrˈwɛs tər /

noun

1. New England and South Atlantic States. a wind or gale from the northwest.

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northwester British  

/ ˌnɔːˈwɛstə, ˌnɔːθˈwɛstə /

noun

1. a strong wind or storm from the northwest

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Etymology

Origin of northwester

First recorded in 1725–35; northwest + -er ¹

Example Sentences

On one calamitous day early in 1953, a howling northwester teamed with a wild spring tide.

From Time Magazine Archive

His story: a northwester blew away every one of the 2,000 pestholes an Alberta rancher had dug last summer and carried them clear out of the country.

From Time Magazine Archive

The start off Newport came in a spanking northwester, and a too-daring majority of crews broke out their spinnakers.

From Time Magazine Archive

In clear, dry, arctic fury, the spearhead of the polar northwester cut down across Alberta and Saskatchewan, sweeping over the Dakotas and the U.S. middle border, sweeping southeast toward Key West and the equatorial sea.

From Time Magazine Archive

All might still have gone well had the northwester continued as it was.

From Overland by De Forest, J. W. (John William)