northeaster

Thân thiện

A ship battles a fierce northeaster off the rocky coast.

Definition

Noun: 1. A strong wind or storm blowing from the northeast: A "northeaster" is a specific type of storm characterized by winds originating from the northeast direction. It is often associated with heavy rain, snow, or rough seas, particularly along coastlines.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The forecast warns of a powerful northeaster that will bring high winds and coastal flooding this weekend.
  • Fishing boats stayed in the harbor to avoid the dangerous northeaster.
  • We lost power for hours during last winter's northeaster.

Advanced Usage

• "to blow a northeaster": This phrase describes the action of the wind during such a storm.
  • It's been blowing a northeaster all night, shaking the windows.

Variants and Related Words

• Northeasterly (adj/adv): Coming from or moving toward the northeast.
  • A northeasterly wind brought colder air.
• Nor'easter (n): A common colloquial contraction for "northeaster," frequently used in weather reports, especially in the northeastern United States.
  • The nor'easter dumped over a foot of snow on the city.

Synonyms

• Gale: A very strong wind.
• Storm: A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

Related Phrases

• To be caught in a northeaster: To be unexpectedly affected by the storm.
  • The hikers were caught in a northeaster and had to seek shelter.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a storm blowing from the northeast

Từ đồng nghĩa

• noreaster