nor'-eastern.

Brit.

/nɔːrˈiːstə/, U.S.

/ˌnɔrˈistər/

Forms: see nor'-east n., adj., and adv. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: north-easter n.

Etymology: Shortened < north-easter n. (compare β forms s.v. north adv., adj., and n.). Compare earlier nor'-wester n.

= north-easter n. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > north-east

north-eastc1384

Greco1555

Caecias1653

north-easter1753

nor'-easter1837

north-easterly1941

1837 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Knights i. iii, in Comedies 175 Slack your sheet! A strong nor'-easter's groaning.

1891 A. Austin Lyrical Poems 9 Nobody..could ever dream of holding up as the model of a delicious climate that alternation of swirling, dusty nor'-easters and boisterous, drenching sou'-westers which we in England recognise as spring.

1931 A. J. Cronin Hatter's Castle ii. ix. 368 Did you see that shot of mine, cocky?.. It was a—a regular nor'easter—a pickled ripsnorter.

1972 F. Mowat Whale for Killing x. 114 By Monday morning a bitter nor'easter..had shrouded Burgeo under a low and scudding overcast.

1997 A. R. Ammons Glare 193 Well, it's Easter morning right now, with a nor'easter, out-of-whack, whipper-jawed, eight-inch dump load of snow on the ground.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nor-easter
释义	nor'-eastern. Brit. /nɔːrˈiːstə/, U.S. /ˌnɔrˈistər/ Forms: see nor'-east n., adj., and adv. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: north-easter n. Etymology: Shortened < north-easter n. (compare β forms s.v. north adv., adj., and n.). Compare earlier nor'-wester n. = north-easter n. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > north-east north-eastc1384 Greco1555 Caecias1653 north-easter1753 nor'-easter1837 north-easterly1941 1837 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Knights i. iii, in Comedies 175 Slack your sheet! A strong nor'-easter's groaning. 1891 A. Austin Lyrical Poems 9 Nobody..could ever dream of holding up as the model of a delicious climate that alternation of swirling, dusty nor'-easters and boisterous, drenching sou'-westers which we in England recognise as spring. 1931 A. J. Cronin Hatter's Castle ii. ix. 368 Did you see that shot of mine, cocky?.. It was a—a regular nor'easter—a pickled ripsnorter. 1972 F. Mowat Whale for Killing x. 114 By Monday morning a bitter nor'easter..had shrouded Burgeo under a low and scudding overcast. 1997 A. R. Ammons Glare 193 Well, it's Easter morning right now, with a nor'easter, out-of-whack, whipper-jawed, eight-inch dump load of snow on the ground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837
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