nor'wester

[ nawr-wes-ter ]

noun

Origin of nor'wester

1
First recorded in 1695–1705; nor(th)wester

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British Dictionary definitions for nor'wester

nor'wester

/ (ˌnɔːˈwɛstə) /


noun
  1. a less common name for sou'wester

  2. a drink of strong liquor

  1. a strong northwest wind

  2. NZ a hot dry wind from the Southern Alps

Origin of nor'wester

1
C18 (in the sense: storm from the northwest): a contraction of northwester

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