Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nor'wester

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nor'west-er
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of northwester.

Example Sentences

"For nor'west diurnal periods of similar extraterrestrial irradiance (EI), the nor'wester's potential influence tends to increase with the reduction of Qᵣ* by cloudiness."
"However, I am assured that I have not yet seen either a “howling nor'-wester,” nor its exact antithesis, “ a sutherly buster.”"
"The pattern is familiar: A nor'wester shuttles in a cold front from the Canadian plains and thoughts of spring are pirated off to sea."
"A place glimpsed as square fragments from the windows of a Saab 340 as it bucked in on a pesky nor'wester."

Inflected Forms

nor'westers (plural)

Questions

What does nor'wester mean?: Alternative form of northwester.

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