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nor'easter

nor'easter is the alternative form of northeaster.

Meaning of northeaster

Noun

northeaster (plural northeasters)

  1. An extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, whose winds usually originate from the northeast.
    • A northeaster in one place may be an easter, a norther, or a souther in some other locality.1902, John Burroughs, Locusts and Wild Honey, page 81

Forms of nor'easter

pluralnor'easters

Origin of nor'easter

Contraction of northeaster.

Questions about nor'easter

What is nor'easter the alternative form of?
Nor'easter is the alternative form of northeaster.

Words near nor'easter in the dictionary

  1. nor'-easts
  2. nor'-nor'-east
  3. nor'-nor'-west
  4. nor'-west
  5. nor'-wests
  6. nor'easter
  7. nor'easters
  8. nor'wester
  9. nor'westers
  10. nor-
  11. Nor-Am

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