southwester

[ south-wes-ter; Nautical sou-wes-ter ]

/ ˌsaʊθˈwɛs tər; Nautical ˌsaʊˈwɛs tər /

noun

a wind, gale, or storm from the southwest.

sou'wester(defs 1, 2).

Nearby words

southwark,
southwell,
southwest,
southwest by south,
southwest by west,
southwesterly,
southwestern,
southwesterner,
southwestward,
southwestwardly

Origin of southwester

First recorded in 1825–35; southwest + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for southwester

He was like a grampus when he set his teeth, and a southwester couldn't blow harder if he chose.
The Knight of the Golden Melice|John Turvill Adams

British Dictionary definitions for southwester

southwester

/ (ˌsaʊθˈwɛstə, nautical ˌsaʊˈwɛstə) /

noun

a strong wind or storm from the southwest

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