southerly buster

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Locals call it a "southerly buster".

From BBC

A southerly buster this afternoon will help reduce the smoke, especially nearer the coast.

From The Guardian

After leaving Sydney Harbor in the sunshine last December and heading south in fast downwind conditions with the early lead, Comanche ran into big trouble: a weather front that Australians call “a southerly buster.”

From New York Times

Well, yes; about the worst is a hot blast which sometimes blows from the interior, known popularly in Sydney as a “brick-fielder” or “southerly buster.”

From Project Gutenberg

With his jungle step, with his thin ducks molded to the coiling muscles underneath by the press of the southerly buster, when he came swinging along the front the crowd parted left and right before him.

From Project Gutenberg