southerly buster

British

noun

Sometimes shortened to: southerly. (sometimes capitals) a sudden violent cold wind on the SE coast of Australia causing a rapid drop in temperature

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A rare "southerly buster" is known to have blown through Fairy Meadow in the moments before Cheryl Grimmer vanished.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023

The northern brickfielder is almost invariably followed by a strong "southerly buster," cloudy and cool from the ocean.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

Northerly and north-westerly winds prevailed, and we whistled in vain for a southerly buster to clear the coast of ice.

From From Paris to New York by Land by De Windt, Harry

I saw the southerly buster get hold of him and drive him down wind with his hand to his head, his shoulders braced, and the tails of his coat blown hard against his legs.

From Lord Jim by Conrad, Joseph

A wild southerly buster was blowing, bringing rain with it in floods.

From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora

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