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SOU'WESTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sou'wester" is a kind of...):
chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A strong wind from the southwest
Synonyms:
sou'wester; southwester
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("sou'wester" is a kind of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
