southerly buster

noun

sometimes capitals a sudden violent cold wind on the SE coast of Australia causing a rapid drop in temperature Sometimes shortened tosoutherly

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In an hour the temperature falls 40 or 50 degs., and the air is cleared by a "southerly buster."

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

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

I had at least two miles to swim; and that in the teeth of a southerly buster, which I could see was now coming on in full force.

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

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