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Southwester   Listen
noun
Southwester  n.  
1.
A storm, gale, or strong wind from the southwest.
2.
A hat made of painted canvas, oiled cloth, or the like, with a flap at the back, worn in stormy weather.





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"Southwester" Quotes from Famous Books



... ocean, too, beyond the bar, appeared nearer, and even seemed to be lifted higher than the Bay itself, and was lit every now and then with wonderful clearness by long flashes of breaking foam like summer lightning. She knew that this meant a southwester, and began, with a certain mechanical deliberation, to set her little domain in order against the coming gale. She drove the cows to the rude shed among the scrub oaks, she collected the goats and young kids in the corral, and replenished ...
— Sally Dows and Other Stories • Bret Harte
... A southwester, which is usually pronounced and sometimes spelled "sou'wester," is a hat made from yellow oilskin, waterproof, and it can be tied on under the chin so it ...
— Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony • Laura Lee Hope


Words linked to "Southwester" :   sou'wester, air current, southwesterly


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