brickfielder
brickfielder noun: a hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia.
Noun
brickfielder (plural brickfielders)
- A hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia.
- Returning home, he discovers that the house is full of sand ; that the brickfielder has even insinuated itself between the leaves of his books ; that at dinner he will probably find that his favourite dish has been spoiled by the brickfielder.1845, J. O. Balfour, A Sketch of New South Wales, page 5
- A southerly buster would blow — a Sydney brickfielder;[…].1914, Henry Mills Alden, Thomas Bucklin Wells, Harper's Magazine, volume 129, page 508
Examples of brickfielder in a sentence
- Then he had to concentrate his efforts on a smooth descent through the swirling gusts of the brickfielder.1986, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, volume 106, numbers 1-4, page 60:
- Hot spells many days in duration, with temperatures daily exceeding 100°F. (38°C), often take place while the brickfielder blows.2005, Ajay Kumar Ghosh, Dictionary of Geography, page 45:
Forms of brickfielder
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Origin of brickfielder
From the location name Brickfield Hill, after the hill in Surry Hills (now in inner Sydney) from the direction of which a hot wind blew into Sydney in its early days. The term spread to Melbourne by circa 1850, and to central Australia by circa 1900, then to Western Australia.
Questions about brickfielder
- What does brickfielder mean?
- Brickfielder means a hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia.
- How do you use brickfielder in a sentence?
- Then he had to concentrate his efforts on a smooth descent through the swirling gusts of the brickfielder.
- What part of speech is brickfielder?
- Brickfielder is a noun.
- What is the plural of brickfielder?
- The plural of brickfielder is brickfielders.
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