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southwester
[ south-wes-ter; Nautical sou-wes-ter ]
/ ˌsaʊθˈwɛs tər; Nautical ˌsaʊˈwɛs tər /
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noun
a wind, gale, or storm from the southwest.
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How to use southwester in a sentence
There's a nice southwester blowing now, and under the big lugsail we ought to overhaul the canoe before he does so.
The League of the Leopard|Harold BindlossIn six days we had two stiff blows, and, in addition, one proper southwester and one rip-snorting southeaster.
The Human Drift|Jack LondonHe 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"It is the raw southwester that gets to the bone," replied Inspector Dickson.
The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail|Ralph Connor
British Dictionary definitions for southwester
southwester
/ (ˌsaʊθˈwɛstə, nautical ˌsaʊˈwɛstə) /
noun
a strong wind or storm from the southwest
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