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southerly buster |
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southerly buster n (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (sometimes capitals) a sudden violent cold wind on the SE coast of Australia causing a rapid drop in temperature Sometimes shortened to southerly How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The liquor mounted in the heads of all of us, and the talk of Scotty and the harpooner was upon running the Easting down, gales off the Horn and pamperos off the Plate, lower topsail breezes, southerly busters, North Pacific gales, and of smashed whaleboats in the Arctic ice. |
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