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

Thanks mostly to Director Fred Zinnemann, the story goes knocking along like a southerly buster through some bloody-awful bush between Nimmitabel and Jindabyne.

From Time Magazine Archive