northwester

[ nawrth-wes-ter; Nautical nawr-wes-ter ]

/ ˌnɔrθˈwɛs tər; Nautical ˌnɔrˈwɛs tər /

noun

New England and South Atlantic States. a wind or gale from the northwest.

Also nor'wester.

Origin of northwester

First recorded in 1725–35; northwest + -er¹

Words nearby northwester

northward, northwards, northwest, northwest by north, northwest by west, northwester, northwesterly, northwesterner, North-West Frontier Province, Northwest Ordinance, Northwest Passage

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Example sentences from the Web for northwester

Like a storm driven bird she was off in the wings of a northwester, lying far over even under the greatly reduced sail.
Boy Scouts in the North Sea|G. Harvey Ralphson
All might still have gone well had the northwester continued as it was.
Overland|John William De Forest
The winds have been let loose, and the cheering novelty of a northwester breaks in on our calm.
Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack|Elisha Kent Kane
By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
Adventure|Jack London

She headed thence for Portsmouth, when she was overtaken in the Channel by the northwester.
The Wandering Jew, Complete|Eugene Sue

British Dictionary definitions for northwester

northwester

/ (ˌnɔːθˈwɛstə, nautical ˌnɔːˈwɛstə) /

noun

a strong wind or storm from the northwest

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单词	northwester
释义	northwester [ nawrth-wes-ter; Nautical nawr-wes-ter ] / ˌnɔrθˈwɛs tər; Nautical ˌnɔrˈwɛs tər / noun New England and South Atlantic States. a wind or gale from the northwest. Also nor'wester. Origin of northwester First recorded in 1725–35; northwest + -er¹ Words nearby northwester northward, northwards, northwest, northwest by north, northwest by west, northwester, northwesterly, northwesterner, North-West Frontier Province, Northwest Ordinance, Northwest Passage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for northwester Like a storm driven bird she was off in the wings of a northwester, lying far over even under the greatly reduced sail. Boy Scouts in the North Sea\|G. Harvey Ralphson All might still have gone well had the northwester continued as it was. Overland\|John William De Forest The winds have been let loose, and the cheering novelty of a northwester breaks in on our calm. Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack\|Elisha Kent Kane By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever. Adventure\|Jack London She headed thence for Portsmouth, when she was overtaken in the Channel by the northwester. The Wandering Jew, Complete\|Eugene Sue British Dictionary definitions for northwester northwester / (ˌnɔːθˈwɛstə, nautical ˌnɔːˈwɛstə) / noun a strong wind or storm from the northwest Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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