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southeaster

American  
[south-ee-ster, sou-ee-ster] / ˌsaʊθˈi stər, ˌsaʊˈi stər /

noun

  1. a wind or storm from the southeast.


southeaster British  
/ ˌsaʊˈiːstə, ˌsaʊθˈiːstə /

noun

  1. a strong wind or storm from the southeast

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of southeaster

First recorded in 1830–40; southeast + -er 1

Example Sentences

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But inexplicably, the seasonal westerly wind that was blowing the slick toward shore shifted back to a southeaster, pushing the sticky mass, including a particularly threatening "mousse" of heavy oil, back out to sea.

From Time Magazine Archive

We retired at eight o'clock, and just then Toyatte, who had been attentively studying the sky, presaged rain and another southeaster for the morrow.

From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John

It was now the middle of April, the southeaster season was nearly over, and the light, regular winds, which blow down the coast, began to set steadily in, during the latter part of each day.

From Two Years Before the Mast by Dana, Richard Henry

The first angry puffs of the southeaster were coming.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 by Various

Between Welcome Pass and Cape Coburn the southeaster loosed its full fury on him.

From Burned Bridges by Sinclair, Bertrand W.

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