southwester

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

noun

a wind, gale, or storm from the southwest.
sou'wester (defs. 1, 2).

Origin of southwester

First recorded in 1825–35; southwest + -er¹

Words Nearby southwester

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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 Bindloss
In six days we had two stiff blows, and, in addition, one proper southwester and one rip-snorting southeaster.
The Human Drift | Jack London
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
"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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