"southerly buster" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-southerly buster.ogg Forms: southerly busters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} southerly buster (plural southerly busters)
  1. (Australia, chiefly New South Wales and Western Australia) A summer cold front which works its way up the coast, bringing strong cool southerly winds that replaces and relieves hot conditions. Tags: Australia, New-South-Wales, Western Categories (topical): Weather, Wind
    Sense id: en-southerly_buster-en-noun--ZhGvC3q Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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