southwester

English

Alternative forms

• sou'wester

Etymology

southwest +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)

Noun

southwester (plural southwesters)

1. A strong wind blowing from the southwest.

   Antonym: northeaster

   • 1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia:

     Have you ever stood at the edge of a great wood on a high ridge when a wild south-wester broke over it in full fury on an autumn evening?

2. (more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain.
3. (more often sou'wester) A long raincoat, often worn at sea.

Synonyms

• (a waterproof hat): cape ann

Coordinate terms

• northeaster
• southeaster
• northwester

Derived terms

• southwesterly

Translations

wind

• Finnish: lounaistuuli (fi)
• French: suroît (fr) m
• Maori: awanga, tāmāuru
• Russian: зюйд-вест (ru) m (zjujd-vest)

waterproof hat

• Danish: sydvest c
• Dutch: zuidwester (nl) m
• Esperanto: ŝtormoĉapelo
• Finnish: sydvesti (fi)
• French: suroît (fr) m
• German: Südwester (de) m
• Hungarian: viharkalap
• Irish: hata bádóra m, hata cúil m
• Lithuanian: aulaukė
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sydvest (no) m

  Nynorsk: sydvest m

• Polish: zydwestka f
• Portuguese: sueste m
• Russian: зюйдве́стка (ru) f (zjujdvéstka)
• Swedish: sydväst (sv)
• Ukrainian: зюйдвестка (zjujdvestka)