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Definition of Norther
1. Noun. A wind that blows from the north.
Specialized synonyms: Bise, Bize, Mistral, Tramontana, Tramontane
Generic synonyms: Air Current, Current Of Air, Wind
Derivative terms: Boreal, Northerly
Definition of Norther
1. n. A wind from the north; esp., a strong and cold north wind in Texas and the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico.
Definition of Norther
1. Noun. A strong wind blowing from the north. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Norther
1. a wind or storm from the north [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Norther
Literary usage of Norther
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of Southern Literature by John Calvin Metcalf (1909)
"ODE TO THE norther Thrice welcome to the norther, The norther roaring free, ...
Here's to the cold, blue norther, The stern, relentless storm! ..."
2. Life in Mexico During a Residence of Two Years in that Country (1843)
"Sail in the Tyrian — norther oil' ... while the Tyrian was making the best of
her time to get clear of reefs and rocks, before the arrival of the norther. ..."
3. The Adventures of a Blockade Runner by William Watson (1893)
""We expected we should have had a norther about the change of the moon, but the
new moon came in without bringing any change in the weather. ..."
4. Aztec Land by Maturin Murray Ballou (1890)
"A sea-wall shelters the street facing upon the water, and there is a serviceable
mole where boats land from the shipping when a " norther " is not blowing ..."
5. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"... Who They Are — The Miners nnd Gold Hunters—Unsavory Buffalo Hunters — Texas
Cow-Boys—A Life of Privation, Hardship and Danger — A Plains "norther" ..."
6. Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico by John Russell Bartlett (1854)
"... Bay and River—A norther—Its effects on the fish in the lagn- nas—Leave Corpus
Christi in an open boat—Shallow bays and ..."
7. Travels in the United States, Etc.: During 1849 and 1850 by Emmeline Stuart-Wortley (1851)
"... new Minister to Mexico—Lord Mark Kerr's exquisite Drawings—Scenes on Deck—Love
of Music of the Americans—The Aspect of Vera Cruz—Effects of a norther— ..."
8. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1882)
"... Winds —Excessive Cold — Certain Death to Every Exposed Living Thing — Flying
to Shelter — A " norther "—Terrible Hardships and Sufferings of Fifteen Men ..."
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