"sou'wester" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sou'westers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sou'wester (plural sou'westers)
  1. Alternative form of southwester (“wind”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: southwester (extra: wind) Categories (topical): Wind
    Sense id: en-sou'wester-en-noun-KiOKZ2NL Disambiguation of Wind: 49 51
  2. Alternative form of southwester (“waterproof hat”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: southwester (extra: waterproof hat) Categories (topical): Headwear, Wind
    Sense id: en-sou'wester-en-noun-A7lIMEHQ Disambiguation of Headwear: 41 59 Disambiguation of Wind: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 89

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