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snowstorm

[snoh-stawrm]

noun

  1. a storm accompanied by a heavy fall of snow.



snowstorm

/ ˈəʊˌɔː /

noun

  1. a storm with heavy snow

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of snowstorm1

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; snow + storm
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Example Sentences

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Sometimes they’d come by in the middle of a snowstorm, plastic bags looped over each arm like ornaments, and you’d feel a little flutter of guilt and gratitude as you tipped in crumpled bills.

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Sunny and Gizmo hatched in March but their triplet sibling died after a snowstorm brought more than 2 feet of snow to the area.

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She proceeded to journey many miles while seeking civilization, overcoming 13 snowstorms and two landslides, she said.

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But after a snowstorm brought more than 2 feet of snow to the area, one of the chicks died in the nest.

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The baby eagle did not survive a snowstorm last month.

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