southerly buster
Britishnoun
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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
A wild southerly buster was blowing, bringing rain with it in floods.
From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora
In an hour the temperature falls 40 or 50 degs., and the air is cleared by a "southerly buster."
From Six Letters From the Colonies by Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper)
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
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
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