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nor'wester [ˌnɔːˈwɛstə]
n 1. (Clothing & Fashion) a less common name for sou'wester 2. a drink of strong liquor 3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a strong northwest wind 4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) NZ a hot dry wind from the Southern Alps [C18 (in the sense: storm from the northwest): a contraction of northwester] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They lef' Boston Harbour for the great Grand Bank wid a roarin' nor'wester behind 'em an' all hands full to the bung. Then the nor'wester caught us and drove us on the lee shore. |
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