blizzard
90
3.2
- noun
- /ˈblɪzərd/
- UK
:
tormenta de nieve
- Travel was severely disrupted due to the blizzard that swept through the region.
I highly recommend it if you're looking for weekend activities while there is a Blizzard out your door.
- I highly recommend it if you're looking for weekend activities while there is a Blizzard out your door.
- And I don't know if you heard but there was a Blizzard so we're trying to drive through on the highway and the highway gets closed.
- But I was able to see the aftermath of the crazy Blizzard.
- Unfortunately, PP is shrinking faster than a skier without pants on in a Blizzard.
- I got my suitcase and all that and so I got there and I'm landing do this a full on Blizzard.
- Snow, blizzards, escort fans fucking, depending on where I was in light, you know, and I was, I had some, I got some.
Examples
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Officials are saying be prepared for what they're calling the worst blizzard in state history.
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A party of hikers lost in the higher elevations of the Rockies during a blizzard must improvise some form of shelter.
Academic text (2007) -
Do you know what it's like to be stuck in a blizzard for two days?
Fiction book (1995) -
A few weeks later, after the holidays were over, the blizzard came.
Fiction book (1997) -
Everyone knew what happened if you were caught out in the open in a blizzard.
Fiction book (1997) -
A major blizzard caused accidents across the Midwest Monday, and a dangerous blast of arctic air is expected to spread across the region overnight.
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Cobb's car disappears into the blizzard, fishtailing as it goes.
Fiction book (1994) -
The blizzard made it nearly impossible to see the road ahead.
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Authorities warned residents to stay indoors during the blizzard to ensure their safety.
Synonyms
60
1.0
A storm with heavy snow and strong winds that makes it hard to see
29
5.5
A very large, powerful storm that causes widespread damage or a very serious situation with many problems
16
1.0
To rain, snow, or blow very hard with strong winds and lightning
A very strong snowstorm with heavy snow and strong winds
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blizzard probably comes from an old dialect word meaning 'to blow hard' or 'to strike suddenly', so imagine a sudden hard hit of wind and snow. That's why a blizzard is a very violent snowstorm with strong wind that makes it hard to see.