Definition of northeaster in English:
northeaster
nounnɔːθˈiːstəˌnɔrθˈistər
A wind blowing from the north-east.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of the famous blizzards and northeasters that battered the East Coast and sank ships in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean throughout history were bomb cyclones.
- The race began with light winds, but things got dicey the next day as a northeaster raged through the fleet in the Bay of Fundy with winds up to 40 knots, and six boats dismasted.
- The steep roof pitch protects both this and the mountain house from the northeasters that sweep through New England, and it lends the homes a cottage-like quality that belies their mass.
- Historically, northeasters with an easterly track have brought the East Coast its heaviest snowfalls.
Definition of northeaster in US English:
northeaster
(also nor'easter)
nounˌnɔrθˈistərˌnôrTHˈēstər
A storm or wind blowing from the northeast, especially in New England.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of the famous blizzards and northeasters that battered the East Coast and sank ships in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean throughout history were bomb cyclones.
- The race began with light winds, but things got dicey the next day as a northeaster raged through the fleet in the Bay of Fundy with winds up to 40 knots, and six boats dismasted.
- Historically, northeasters with an easterly track have brought the East Coast its heaviest snowfalls.
- The steep roof pitch protects both this and the mountain house from the northeasters that sweep through New England, and it lends the homes a cottage-like quality that belies their mass.