southeaster

[ south-ee-ster; Nautical sou-ee-ster ]

/ ˌsaʊθˈi stər; Nautical ˌsaʊˈi stər /

a wind or storm from the southeast.

Origin of southeaster

First recorded in 1830–40; southeast + -er¹

Perhaps it is wrong of us to curse this wind, for on board the Fram they are rejoicing that a southeaster has at last sprung up.

Farthest North |Fridtjof Nansen
Inside another hour there was no doubt that we were in for a southeaster.

The Human Drift |Jack London
Meantime the southeaster, dead ahead and blowing harder every minute, was sending its seas further and further aft.

Overland |John William De Forest
Southeaster always break up in a flurry like this from the west.

The Blood Red Dawn |Charles Caldwell Dobie

He had an ugly trip down the coast: lost his deck load and three men overboard in a southeaster off Nantucket Shoals.

In Exile and Other Stories |Mary Hallock Foote

southeaster

/ (ˌsaʊθˈiːstə, nautical ˌsaʊˈiːstə) /

a strong wind or storm from the southeast