1. (noun) north-west wind, nor'wester.
He hau rongonui te parera o Waitaha, pērā anō hoki te hau tonga ka kawe i ngā naku mai i Te Tiri o Te Moana (Te Ara 2012). / Canterbury’s nor’wester is a well-known wind, as is the southerly, which blasts up from Antarctica.
Synonyms: kōtiu, tūpātiu, kapekape, māuru, hauāuru-mā-raki, uru-mā-raki, hauātiu
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