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south-ˈeaster
[f. prec. + -er1.]
A wind or gale blowing from the south-east.
1797A. Barnard Let. 15 Oct. in S. Afr. a Century Ago (1901) 100 What a bold south-easter we have had these two days! 1836Irving Astoria I. 261 They were wafted steadily up the stream by a strong southeaster. 1847Sir G. Simpson Round the World I. 372 The south-easter's usual accompaniment of thick and rainy weather. 1884Bedford Sailor's Handbk. 221 Simon's Bay is a safe anchorage.., for vessels ride safely with heavy south-easters.
attrib.1840R. H. Dana Bef. Mast ix, During the southeaster season. Ibid. xxiv, With slip-ropes on our cables, in the old southeaster style of last winter. |