southeaster

[ south-ee-ster; Nautical sou-ee-ster ]

noun

a wind or storm from the southeast.

Origin of southeaster

First recorded in 1830–40; southeast + -er¹

Words Nearby southeaster

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How to use southeaster in a sentence

The ship careened, a stiff southeaster heeling her to starboard.
Atlantis | Gerhart Hauptmann
"A nasty southeaster," said Doctor Wilhelm, passing by beside the tall figure of the first mate.
Atlantis | Gerhart Hauptmann
In six days we had two stiff blows, and, in addition, one proper southwester and one rip-snorting southeaster.
The Human Drift | Jack London
He had an ugly trip down the coast: lost his deck load and three men overboard in a southeaster off Nantucket Shoals.
In Exile and Other Stories | Mary Hallock Foote
Many a time had Captain Bean weathered Hatteras in a southeaster, but never had he met such a storm of feminine fury as this.
Horses Nine | Sewell Ford

British Dictionary definitions for southeaster

southeaster

/ (ˌsaʊθˈiːstə, nautical ˌsaʊˈiːstə) /

noun

a strong wind or storm from the southeast

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