southeaster
- noun
- /ˈsaʊθˌiːstər/
:
viento del sudeste
- For example, the passage of a southeaster followed by strong northwesterly wind in January 1878 generated large waves that kept ships from unloading at Anaheim Landing for twelve days.
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Increased meridional circulation, also associated with some intense storms, may have been responsible for the southeasters, because that circulation was characteristic of the Little Ice Age climate elsewhere.
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They were known as southeasters and were accompanied by heavy precipitation, large waves, coastal erosion, and strong littoral transport to the north.
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After twelve hours of wind from the southeast, waves that were short and very high developed at the beginning of a southeaster.
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The southeasters declined in intensity and frequency as the century progressed and the Little Ice Age ended.
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The southeasters affected coastal geomorphology.
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Known as southeasters, those storms caused erosion and strong littoral transport to the north.
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Historical sources indicate that the coast of Southern California was subject to disruptive storms known as southeasters during much of the nineteenth century.
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The disappearance of the southeasters near the end of the nineteenth century occurred at the close of the climatic interval known as the Little Ice Age.
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The first shipwreck in the bay was the brig Danube, which a southeaster drove ashore in December 1828 (Guinn 1900).
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The powerful southeaster intensified overnight, pushing waves to the shore and causing coastal flooding.
Synonyms
A strong wind blowing from the southeast
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word southeaster is made from south + east with the ending -er, where -er means 'something from'. It literally says 'from the southeast', so a southeaster is a wind that blows from that direction.
