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Definition of Southwester

1. Noun. A strong wind from the southwest.

Definition of Southwester

1. n. A storm, gale, or strong wind from the southwest.

Definition of Southwester

1. Noun. A strong wind blowing from the southwest. ¹

2. Noun. (context: more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin, designed to repel wind and rain. ¹

3. Noun. (context: more often sou'wester) A long raincoat, often worn at sea. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Southwester

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Southwester

Literary usage of Southwester

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American in England by Alexander Slidell Mackenzie (1836)
"Departure from New York—Scenes in the Bay—Leaving the Land— Survey of the Ship—Night View in scudding before a southwester— The Watch on Deck—Hard Life of ..."

2. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"Through the remainder of the month of August there was a succession of storms. On the 2nd of September a fierce southwester drove Admiral Oquendo in his ..."

3. Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society by Kansas State Historical Society (1906)
"southwester ( No. 1). De Haven, master. A fine side-wheeler. ... southwester (No. 2). Leaven- worth, master. Ran in the upper-river trade. 1855-'63. ..."

4. Rudder by Thomas Fleming Day (1911)
"Whether we had a fully developed hurricane to contend with, or, as is quite possible, a southwester of unusual violence, we could not definitely determine. ..."

5. Naval Hygiene by James Chambers Pryor (1918)
"The writer thinks that if the brim of this hat were widened posteriorly, giving it somewhat the shape of a "southwester," that it would afford much more ..."

6. Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative by Richard Henry Dana (1869)
"Accordingly, as soon as I could possibly go back to my duty, I put on my thick clothes and boots and southwester, and made my appearance on deck. ..."

7. Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative by Richard Henry Dana (1911)
"Accordingly, as soon as I could possibly go back to my duty, I put on my thick clothes and boots and southwester, and made my appearance on deck. ..."

8. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the by Jesuits, Reuben Gold Thwaites (1898)
"... where we heard no noise, as these barbarians had withdrawn to the river that bears their name.10 A southwester which arose stopped us among the Islands ..."

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