Definition of southwester in English:
southwester
noun saʊθˈwɛstəˌsaʊθˈwɛstər
A wind blowing from the south-west.
Example sentencesExamples
- He was one of six trainees aboard the Durban-registered yacht which was on a training cruise when it was hit by five-metre swells and a 60 km/h southwester off Kwelera Point near Gonubie.
- By last night the wind had dropped to a southwester of about 10 knots.
- About 40 people including the master and the man in charge of the salvage operation remained on board last night when rough seas and a 90 km/h southwester prevented their leaving.
- The Durban-based yacht was off Kwelera Point near Gonubie, but the swell, whipped up by a 60 km/h southwester, prevented the rescue boat from coming alongside.
Definition of southwester in US English:
southwester
nounˌsaʊθˈwɛstərˌsouTHˈwestər
A wind blowing from the southwest.
Example sentencesExamples
- About 40 people including the master and the man in charge of the salvage operation remained on board last night when rough seas and a 90 km/h southwester prevented their leaving.
- He was one of six trainees aboard the Durban-registered yacht which was on a training cruise when it was hit by five-metre swells and a 60 km/h southwester off Kwelera Point near Gonubie.
- The Durban-based yacht was off Kwelera Point near Gonubie, but the swell, whipped up by a 60 km/h southwester, prevented the rescue boat from coming alongside.
- By last night the wind had dropped to a southwester of about 10 knots.