SOU'WESTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sou'wester mean? 

• SOU'WESTER (noun)
  The noun SOU'WESTER has 2 senses:

1. a strong wind from the southwest

2. waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front

  Familiarity information: SOU'WESTER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOU'WESTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strong wind from the southwest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

sou'wester; southwester

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)

Sense 2

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)

 Context examples 

The night should have turned more wet since I came in, for he had a large sou'wester hat on, slouched over his face.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)