NORTHEASTER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A storm blowing from the northeast

Synonyms:

noreaster; northeaster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("northeaster" is a kind of...):

storm; violent storm (a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning)

Derivation:

northeasterly (coming from the northeast)

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