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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

That had poured itself out and given place to a southeaster.

From Poor Man's Rock by Johnson, Frank Tenney

He had an ugly trip down the coast: lost his deck load and three men overboard in a southeaster off Nantucket Shoals.

From In Exile and Other Stories by Foote, Mary Hallock

They told us that they had belonged to a small Mexican brig which had been driven ashore here in a southeaster, and now lived in a small house just over the hill.

From Two Years Before the Mast by Dana, Richard Henry

For forty-eight hours a southeaster had swept the sea, that rare phenomenon of a summer gale which did not blow itself out between suns.

From Poor Man's Rock by Johnson, Frank Tenney

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