nor'wester

American  

[nawr-wes-ter] / ˌnɔrˈwɛs tər /

noun

1. contraction of northwester.

2. sou'wester.

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nor'wester British  

/ ˌnɔːˈwɛstə /

noun

1. a less common name for sou'wester

2. a drink of strong liquor

3. a strong northwest wind

4. a hot dry wind from the Southern Alps

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Etymology

Origin of nor'wester

First recorded in 1695–1705; nor(th)wester

Example Sentences

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

At two o'clock in the afternoon the radio operator received a storm warning for a nor'wester.

From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis

All night long that dreadful nor’wester howled along and lashed the narrow sea between England and the Continent; yet I kept our frail skiff before it, hoping, at daylight, to descry the lowlands of Belgium.

From Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver by Mayer, Brantz

But what could human muscle and human will, however powerful, do against a rampant nor’wester?

From The Middy and the Moors An Algerine Story by Twidle, Arthur

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