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Definition of nor'wester in English: nor'westernounnɔːˈwɛstə 1 short for northwester Example sentencesExamples - It adds a northerly component to our prevailing westerlies: i.e. more nor'westers, bringing drought to the east and floods to the west.
- Irrigation has lessened the damage caused by hot nor'westers and times of drought.
- We've had rain but one good nor'wester and we're back where we were.
- The original building was erected in 1880, but the builders did not allow for the strength of the nor'west wind and in May 1884 it was completely destroyed by a gale force nor'wester.
- There was a strong nor'wester blowing across the Canterbury Plains so we thought a walk on the sheltered side of the Port Hills would be a good choice.
- If you were to ask me, I'd probably label it a nor'wester, and if pressed, suggest that there might be a southerly on the way.
- It took six to eight hours for the nor'wester to blow away the sea breeze.
- The second was written for a book on Canterbury's natural history and dealt with the aspects of weather which have been a subject of Neil's research - climate, weather, climate change, the effects of nor'westers and of winter.
- The forest itself can be surprisingly sheltered from the nor'westers that rage over the summit of Mount Hutt during spring.
- Many of the streets were not sealed and with lots of horses and carts there was a lot of horse manure on them, and when a nor'wester blew it was most unpleasant with the dust and the manure smell.
- Mainly by courtesy of the birds, but also by courtesy of the nor'wester, various other woody species have come in.
- Of course it's what one's used to, I know, and there are plenty of people not willing to put up with the dry skin that the climate brings, not to mention the thundering nor'westers that are likewise a feature of Cannerbury.
- So when people asked me to research the impact of the nor'westers or the long cloudy periods of winter I went back to Hippocrates.
2An oilskin jacket or sou'wester.
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