sou'easter

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sou'easter - a strong wind from the southeast

air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"

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sou’easter

n (Naut: = wind) → Südost(wind) m

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Race seven got underway in a six-knot sou'easter following an hour and a half postponement.

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Australia's Farr 30 world champion Guy Stening blitzed his class early in the day and won all three races on Optimum in the healthy 14-knot sou'easter which was creating some exciting sailing around the Sound in North Harbour, just inside the Sydney Heads.

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In contrast to the Saturday afternoon's southerly blast of 25-30 knots, the sou'easter ranged from 8 to 12 knots and enabled Lindisfarne Sailing Club race officials to complete up to eight races for the skiffs, dinghies and off-the-beach catamarans.