nor'wester
Americannoun
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a less common name for sou'wester
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a drink of strong liquor
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a strong northwest wind
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a hot dry wind from the Southern Alps
Etymology
Origin of nor'wester
First recorded in 1695–1705; nor(th)wester
Example Sentences
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The nor'wester -- a weather pattern that develops in the Bay of Bengal during the summer -- struck the states of Bihar and West Bengal on April 13, killing 137 people.
From Reuters ● Apr. 22, 2010
The hale, lusty-lunged nor'wester that had snorted them forth from the Golden Gate had lapsed to a zephyr, the schooner rolled lazily southward with the leisurely nonchalance of a grazing ox.
From Moran of the Lady Letty by Norris, Frank
A tremendous nor'wester settled the question, anyway; and Drake ran south to 38° 30', where, in what is now Drake's Bay, he came to anchor just north of San Francisco.
From Elizabethan Sea Dogs by Wood, William Charles Henry
Aye!" said Captain Tolley, for it was he; "and a stiff nor'wester by night.
From Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem by Pyle, Howard
When a chinook crosses the path of a nor’wester there’s trouble fer everybody.”
From The Bail Jumper by Stead, Robert J. C.
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