southwester
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of southwester
Example Sentences
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Beating upwind against a 20-knot southwester on the twice-around, windward-leeward course of 24 miles, Columbia was out ahead rounding the first mark, plowed on through the running sea to win by 2 min.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vessel was bowling along under a brisk southwester, which he found had been blowing steadily almost from the moment he had left the helm.
From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert
He was like a grampus when he set his teeth, and a southwester couldn't blow harder if he chose.
From The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance by Adams, John Turvill
We had on oil-cloth suits and southwester caps, and had nothing to do but to stand bolt upright and let it pour down upon us.
From Two Years Before the Mast by Dana, Richard Henry
He secured her a seat; the repentant quarantine officer supplied her with a ticket, and then, shaking hands again with his father's friend, Montjoy hurried to the southwester, which was threatening to get under way.
From Sons and Fathers by Edwards, Harry Stillwell
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