Northeaster
[north-EES-tər]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: American English, late 18th century
1.
A storm or wind blowing from the northeast, especially in New England.
Examples of Northeaster in a sentence
"Even though the northeaster knocked down a lot of trees in my neighborhood, we didn’t lose power."
"Jane’s flight was delayed because of the northeaster passing over Rhode Island."
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