(Australia, chiefly, New South Wales and Western Australia) A summer cold front which works its way up the coast, bringing strong cool southerly winds that replaces and relieves hot conditions.
(Australia, chiefly, New South Wales and Western Australia) A summer cold front which works its way up the coast, bringing strong cool southerly winds that replaces and relieves hot conditions.
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A strong wind blowing from the south.
(Australia, southeast Australia) The arrival of a cold front in the afternoon or evening after a day of high summertime temperatures. The arrival of the front often produces falls in temperature in the order of 10°C to 15°C and sometimes thunderstorm activity.
(Australia) A hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia.
Australian and New Zealand term for a windbreak — a fence, row of trees, or structure built to block strong wind on farms and rural properties. Nothing cheeky about it (well, maybe a little, given the other meaning of 'break wind'), but in the Southern Hemisphere farming context it's a completely straightforward piece of rural vocabulary. Anyone who's worked on a sheep station or dealt with Canterbury nor'westers will use this without a second thought.