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Definition of nor'west arch in English: nor'west archnounˌnɔːwɛst ˈɑːtʃ NZ A distinctive arch-shaped cloud formation often visible in the skies above the Canterbury Plains when a northwest wind is blowing. there's some blue far to the west where the nor'west arch sweeps across Example sentencesExamples - When the nor'westers come over the Southern Alps under certain conditions the air goes into a wave and creates clouds which are bands across the Canterbury Plains, and eventually the nor'west arch is created.
- I will not say Canterbury, take my bones no, not till I've seen the fabled nor'west arch streak across the sky.
- The hot, dry winds may blow for several days at a time, heralded by the Nor'west Arch.
- Flying into Christchurch, the evening light sliding low and green beneath a nor'west arch, you are surprised to see the Waimakariri, sinuous as an eel.
- The poet sees what we see - the mountain, the flower, the seagull, the nor'west arch.
- Through my study window the sun is setting and the nor'west arch is ablaze.
- The scene is typical of Christchurch late on a nor'west day when the nor'west arch of cloud leaves a clear view of the mountains and the sky gilded by the setting sun.
- We are maddened by the nor'west arch and obsessed with Mounfort's gothic revival architecture.
- Look for the nor'west arch over the Canterbury Plains as a signal for these katabatic winds.
- You'll not see a nor'west arch over the alps tonight.
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