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(meteorology) An extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, whose winds usually originate from the northeast..
A northeaster in one place may be an easter, a norther, or a souther in some other locality.
A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.
Use northeaster when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Northeaster means (meteorology) An extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, whose winds usually originate from the northeast..
Common synonyms include noreaster.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A northeaster in one place may be an easter, a norther, or a souther in some other locality.
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