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southwester

/south-wes-ter; Nautical sou-wes-ter/US // ˌsaʊθˈwɛs tər; Nautical ˌsaʊˈwɛs tər //UK // (ˌsaʊθˈwɛstə, nautical ˌsaʊˈwɛstə) //

西南大学,西南人,南方人,南方日报

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a wind, gale, or storm from the southwest.
    • : sou'wester.

Examples

  • There's a nice southwester blowing now, and under the big lugsail we ought to overhaul the canoe before he does so.

  • In six days we had two stiff blows, and, in addition, one proper southwester and one rip-snorting southeaster.

  • He was like a grampus when he set his teeth, and a southwester couldn't blow harder if he chose.

  • "It is the raw southwester that gets to the bone," replied Inspector Dickson.