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SOUTHEASTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does southeaster mean?
• SOUTHEASTER (noun)
The noun SOUTHEASTER has 1 sense:
1. a strong wind from the southeast
Familiarity information: SOUTHEASTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strong wind from the southeast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
sou'easter; southeaster
Hypernyms ("southeaster" is a kind of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
Derivation:
southeasterly (coming from the southeast)
Context examples
Next he attempted the tiny front porch, until a howling southeaster drenched the wheel a night-long.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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