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noreaster

noreaster

14 9.1
A strong storm from the northeast that brings heavy rain or snow to the east coast of North America
  • noun
  • /ˈnɔːrˌiːstər/
  • US
: noreaster
  • With a noreaster bearing down on a still recovering New York, insurance companies will have to accept photographic proof of damage from last week's Superstorm Sandy, Gov. Cuomo said.

Examples

  • Residents prepared for the noreaster by stocking up on food and supplies ahead of the storm.

  • Travel was severely disrupted as the noreaster blanketed the region in several inches of snow overnight.

  • Will I ever hear the sound of the ocean in a noreaster?

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  • Please pray for us that we don't get another noreaster and that this doesn't turn into ground zero and a preview of the coming days for the rest of the country.

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  • The devastation by Sandy/NorEaster, economic meltdown, fiscal cliff, and jobs are not his priority; the Fed, the House, and Senate have to figure it out.

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  • I relived a murder and painted it, only didn't know that is what was happening to me until I met NorEaster on here, and then everything I went through for almost two weeks came pouring out... read the thread and the follow-ups on the painting.

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  • The noreaster brought heavy snow and strong winds, causing widespread power outages along the coast.

Synonyms

northeaster
vsnoreaster
  • US
1 7.5

A strong wind from the northeast that brings heavy rain or snow to the coast

has the same meaning but is a shorter alternative form

Surface Forms

noreaster singular
noreasters plural
nor'easters plural
nor'easter singular

Morphology

noreaster = northeast (transparent) = north + east + er

The word is transparently built on the idea of a storm or wind from the northeast, with the final -er forming the noun.

Etymology

Noreaster comes from the pieces north, east and -er, meaning 'from the northeast'. Picture a strong wind pointing from the northeast toward the coast — that's why a noreaster is a storm that brings heavy coastal rain or snow.