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northeaster

northeaster noun: an extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, whose winds usually originate from the northeast.

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
    • A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.2007 February 20, Tina Kelley, “A Wet Wind Tunnel So Ships Can Move Faster and Better”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2022

Forms of northeaster

pluralnortheasters
alternative formnor'easter
alternative formnoreaster

Origin of northeaster

From north + easter.

Questions about northeaster

What does northeaster mean?
Northeaster means an extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, whose winds usually originate from the northeast.
What part of speech is northeaster?
Northeaster is a noun.
What is the plural of northeaster?
The plural of northeaster is northeasters.

Words near northeaster in the dictionary

  1. northeast monsoons
  2. Northeast Pashayi
  3. Northeast Passage
  4. Northeast Region
  5. northeastbound
  6. northeaster
  7. northeasterlies
  8. northeasterly
  9. northeastermost
  10. northeastern
  11. Northeastern Region

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