| 单词 | canterbury nor'-wester |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCanterbury nor'-wester 2. A wind from the north-west; esp. (New Zealand) a hot dry wind which blows over the South Island of New Zealand (more fully Canterbury nor'-wester). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > north-west Caurusc1374 north-west1440 nor'-wester1703 north-wester1728 Jack Northwester1749 north-westerly1930 1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland i. 9 These Norwesters give notice of their coming. 1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers I. vii. 110 For the matter of that, this damned nor-wester is enough to whiten the skin of a blackamoor. 1845 C. Dickens Chimes i. 5 Much too sturdy Chimes were they, to be dependent on the pleasure of the wind, moreover;..they had been sometimes known to beat a blustering Nor'-Wester ‘all to fits’. 1863 S. Butler First Year Canterbury Settl. viii. 121 The nor'westers are a very remarkable feature in the climate of this [sc. Canterbury] settlement. They are excessively violent, sometimes shaking the very house. 1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul II. ix. xliii. 369 Fair Havens afforded a shelter from the norwester. 1901 Scotsman 13 Sept. 5/2 The bay suffers only from a swell when the nor'wester known as the Shamal blows. 1959 A. H. McLintock Descr. Atlas N.Z. 22 In summer the hot, dry ‘Canterbury Nor'wester’ is generally a most unpleasant wind. 1982 R. G. Barry & R. J. Chorley Atmosphere, Weather & Climate (ed. 4) vi. 267 Humid air is overrun by dry, potentially cold air, triggering convective storms known as nor' westers. < as lemmas |
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