northeaster
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
At the 5% 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 ● Sep. 19, 2013
Then the northeaster last week knocked down a tree in his yard, which caused a gas leak, and he lost power for two more days.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2012
And how they was all rescued by an old lobsterman who made two trips in a leaky tub of a motorboat out through a howlin' northeaster.
From Shorty McCabe on the Job by Sewell Ford
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