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
- : 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.
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