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southwester

[ south-wes-ter; Nautical sou-wes-ter ]

noun

  1. a wind, gale, or storm from the southwest.


southwester

/ ˌsaʊθˈwɛstə; ˌsaʊˈwɛstə /

noun

  1. a strong wind or storm from the southwest
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of southwester1

First recorded in 1825–35; southwest + -er 1
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Example Sentences

There's a nice southwester blowing now, and under the big lugsail we ought to overhaul the canoe before he does so.

In six days we had two stiff blows, and, in addition, one proper southwester and one rip-snorting southeaster.

He was like a grampus when he set his teeth, and a southwester couldn't blow harder if he chose.

"It is the raw southwester that gets to the bone," replied Inspector Dickson.

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southwest by westsouthwesterly