noun
northeaster
Northeaster (noun) means a storm outside the tropics, common along the coasts of New England and Atlantic Canada, with winds that usually blow from the northeast. Example: “A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.”
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A storm outside the tropics, common along the coasts of New England and Atlantic Canada, with winds that usually blow from the northeast.
"A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean."
— Tina Kelley, A Wet Wind Tunnel So Ships Can Move Faster and Better (2007)
"A northeaster in one place may be an easter, a norther, or a souther in some other locality."
— John Burroughs, Locusts and Wild Honey (1902)
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What is the meaning of northeaster?
"northeaster" (noun) means a storm outside the tropics, common along the coasts of New England and Atlantic Canada, with winds that usually blow from the northeast.
What is another word for northeaster?
Other words for "northeaster" include noreaster.
How do you use northeaster in a sentence?
Example: "A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean."
