Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

northeaster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: north-east-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, whose winds usually originate from the northeast.

Example Sentences

"A northeaster in one place may be an easter, a norther, or a souther in some other locality."
"A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north English easter English northeaster From north + easter.

Inflected Forms

northeasters (plural) nor'easter (alternative) noreaster (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

northwester southeaster southwester

Synonyms

noreaster

Questions

What does northeaster mean?: An extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, whose winds usually originate from the northeast.
Where does northeaster come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north English easter English northeaster From north + easter.

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