Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sou'wester

2 senses of sou'wester

Sense 1
southwester, sou'wester -- (a strong wind from the southwest)
       => wind, air current, current of air -- (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")

Sense 2
sou'wester -- (waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front)
       => hat, chapeau, lid -- (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)