southwester

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  1. blow
  2. gale
  3. wind
  4. northeaster
Noun
  • However, Washington delivered a blow to dislodge the football and the Ravens recovered.
    Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
  • That allowed him to outland Fury and score with more effective blows while limiting Fury’s opportunities to counter.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of blow
Noun
  • Supersonic gales blow at 1,200 miles per hour, around five times faster than the strongest gusts ever measured on Earth.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • A bit more like those Newcastle fans who grace our screens every now and then, unfazed by the coldest gales.
    Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of gale
Noun
  • This small European company specializes in river cruises, the bulk of which wind through Germany, France, and Portugal.
    Ryan McCarthy, Saveur, 2 Jan. 2025
  • There are a lot of restrictions to building renewables on the wind power side.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of wind
Noun
  • The ocean keeps coming because of climate change, sea level rise, nor'easters, hurricanes, et cetera.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
  • That morning, around 6, authorities found O'Keefe on the ground outside the Canton home just before a nor'easter struck the town with 21 inches of snow.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 26 May 2023
Definition of northeaster
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