norther
Chiefly Texas and Oklahoma. a cold gale from the north, formed during the winter by a vigorous outbreak of continental polar air behind a cold front.
a wind or storm from the north.
Origin of norther
1- Also Northerner .
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How to use norther in a sentence
And then at some seasons the fleet was likely to be blown ashore by the fierce "northers" which prevailed.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.Several vessels, partly loaded with portions of that property, were shipwrecked by northers during the siege of Vera Cruz.
Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war | Gustavus Woodson SmithIn the hot weather, and during the northers, we find it more agreeable to live under the ground.
The Rifle Rangers | Captain Mayne ReidLobos is about sixty miles south of Tampico, and affords an ample protection against northers.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2) | Hazard StevensIt was evening, with a cold, piercing wind almost like one of the cutting northers blowing around the homely structure.
The Great Cattle Trail | Edward S. Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for norther
/ (ˈnɔːðə) /
mainly Southern US a wind or storm from the north
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