northeaster
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An extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada,…An extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, whose winds usually originate from the northeast.
Meaning
1 sensesAn extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, whose winds usually originate from the northeast.
a storm blowing from the northeast
Forms
plural: northeastersSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a storm blowing from the northeast:noreaster
Word family
1 related wordsRelatednortheasterly
See also
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