southeaster

American  

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

noun

1. a wind or storm from the southeast.

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southeaster British  

/ ˌsaʊˈiːstə, ˌsaʊθˈiːstə /

noun

1. a strong wind or storm from the southeast

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Etymology

Origin of southeaster

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

Example Sentences

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southeaster

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

As this small bit of land is low-lying, more than once when a southeaster has raged, the tiny isle has become entirely submerged.

From When the Cock Crows by Baily, Waldron

A gale far more disastrous than that memorable southeaster of last autumn may therefore be expected.

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 04, April 23, 1870 by Various

The southeaster sends endless battalions of waves rolling up there when it blows.

From Poor Man's Rock by Johnson, Frank Tenney

Here, too, we had our southeaster tacks aboard again,— slip-ropes, buoy-ropes, sails furled with reefs in them, and rope-yarns for gaskets.

From Two Years Before the Mast by Dana, Richard Henry