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Sou'wester (Noun)

A strong wind from the southwest.

Nouns denoting natural phenomena.

The fishermen struggled to keep their boats afloat as the sou'wester howled in from the open sea.
A sou'wester whipped through the city, knocking over trash cans and snapping tree branches.
The weather forecast warned of a strong sou'wester moving in later that day, bringing heavy rain and rough seas.
The sou'wester made it difficult for the hikers to make progress along the exposed coastline.
As the sou'wester intensified, the small plane was forced to change course to avoid the turbulence.

Waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The sailor pulled his sou'wester down over his eyes to shield them from the driving rain.
The fisherman's worn sou'wester had been his faithful companion through many a stormy day at sea.
As the wind began to howl, she grabbed her sou'wester and headed out into the torrential downpour.
The captain's sou'wester was a bit too small, but he wore it anyway, proud of its faded oilskin exterior.
On rainy days, the old lighthouse keeper would don his trusty sou'wester and take his daily walk along the rocky shore.