northeaster
Atlantic seaboard tempest
A northeaster is a storm or strong wind blowing from the northeast.
Along the Atlantic coast of North America, northeasters are particularly notorious—powerful winter storms that bring heavy snow, rain, and coastal flooding: The northeaster knocked out power to thousands of homes.
Also spelled nor'easter.
Northeastern coastal storm system
- galeSevere sustained wind
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
howling · battering · gusts · lashing · raging · fury · turbulence · disturbance
Precipitation of frozen crystals
- snowdriftWind-gathered snow pile
- whiteoutSnow blindness weather
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
sleet · ice · freeze · frostbite · hypothermia · plow · shovel · blizzard
nor'easter
Northeastern coastal storm system
blizzard · howling · battering · gusts · lashing · raging · fury · turbulence · disturbance · barometer
snowfall
Precipitation of frozen crystals
- snowdriftWind-gathered snow pile
- whiteoutSnow blindness weather
- accumulationCollected mass over time
flurries · sleet · ice · freeze · frostbite · hypothermia · plow · shovel · blizzard · chill
Cape Cod
Massachusetts coastal peninsula
- NantucketMassachusetts island resort
- MainePine Tree State
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
Atlantic · coastal · Yankee · weatherwise · oldtimers · almanac · folklore · seaside · seaboard · Bostonian
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- marinerOne who navigates ships
sailor · schooner · anchor · rigging · buoy · nautical · seafaring · coastguard · mooring · jetty
- named windstrade winds, sirocco, harmattan, bora
- stormsstorm, thunderstorm, hurricane, tornado, typhoon
- marine weathermarine weather, storm warning, gale warning, shipping forecast, small craft advisory
- NortheastNew England, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts
northeastersouthwester
Waterproof hat, broad brim
southeaster · south wind · southerly · westerly · trade wind
northeasterhurricane
Violent tropical windstorm
tropical cyclone · typhoon · tropical storm · cyclone · monsoon
- northeastern FranceUpper right of hexagon
- American NortheastUpper Atlantic coastal states
- Northeast USUpper Atlantic coastal states
- Northeastern United StatesUpper Atlantic coastal region
- Northeast PassageArctic shipping lane along Russia
- north northeast22.5 degrees from polar
northeast, northeastern, northeastward, northeasterners, northeasterly, northeastwards, northeasters