northeaster

noun

Definition of northeasternext
as in gale

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Recent Examples of northeaster The ocean keeps coming because of climate change, sea level rise, nor'easters, hurricanes, et cetera. — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023 That morning, around 6, authorities found O'Keefe on the ground outside the Canton home just before a nor'easter struck the town with 21 inches of snow. — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 26 May 2023 Last month, much of upstate New York and New Hampshire received heavy snow, with more than 2 feet of snow falling in several regions along the East Coast because of a nor'easter in March. — Teddy Grant, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2023 The storm could bring the highest snowfall totals of the season to Boston as well as other parts of coastal Massachusetts, potentially causing power outages in the area come Tuesday when the nor'easter is at its peak, CBS Boston reported. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2023 Snowfall is expected in Connecticut during the approaching nor'easter. — Lauren Booker, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for northeaster
  1. gale
  2. blow
  3. wind
  4. westerly
Noun
  • With unpredictable subpolar gales and zero heavy manufacturing on the island, a conventional build would have dragged out across four or five years.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The gale warning has expired, but the small craft advisory remains in effect for boaters along the Atlantic waters and Keys waters.
    — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of gale
Noun
  • Miller counts his share of backers on the right, and his elevation will deliver a boost to Trump’s faithful after the resounding blow of Tuesday’s election.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The visit marked the first in-person contact between Russian and US officials since Tuesday’s midterm elections, when Democrats ousted Republicans from control of Congress in a blow to Trump.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of blow
Noun
  • The One-All has retro looks too, with a whiff of classic speedboat mixed with a dose of sixties wind-in-the hair roadster.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Hedges are used to define boundaries just as a fence would do, as a privacy screen, or as a windbreak or noise barrier to soften the sounds of nearby traffic and deflect wind.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of wind
Noun
  • Wendling, the most north-westerly site of all and barely in the valley, turns the same cool end darker, toward plum, blackberry and savoury earth.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • First, through a combination of weaker trade winds and westerlies over the tropical Atlantic, La Niña tends to create a more placid atmosphere.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
Definition of westerly

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