snowstorm
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈsnoʊˌstɔrm/
- UK
:
tormenta de nieve
- But, I would rather go out there with George, and die in a snowstorm than stay here one minute more.
- following the snowstorm
And it was early winter and snowstorms and hail and rain and whatever.
- And it was early winter and snowstorms and hail and rain and whatever.
- And so there was snowstorm after snowstorm.
- And they because of the snow, exactly like Manhattan after a snowstorm, bad news, man.
- When I was a cop, we had a big snowstorm.
- So basically there's been like a snowstorm.
- But he was born and raised in Montreal, which any Canadian will tell you is like icy snowstorm central, so he's never had a problem.
- Like when I'm telling you snow like snowstorm snows, the snowiest of snowstorms, like streets hadn't been plowed, difficult to drive through the streets.
- And when we got into the, when we could see the fleet, it's time to jump out into the Atlantic in a snow, in a snowstorm.
- So I was running up in the mountains one day and the snowstorm, like sleet, hail, rain came in and I was totally unprepared.
- She had gone against team physicians advice to go down because to go down to a lower level because of the snowstorm.
Examples
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And I was on the plane flying into Boston when a freak snowstorm hit.
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There was a thick snowstorm, and by eleven, the view was totally unfamiliar.
Fiction book (1991) -
And so there was snowstorm after snowstorm.
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There was a guy who was caught in a snowstorm out in, you know, Colorado.
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And aside from the snowstorm that we're in, I mean as you guys can see, it's really coming down pretty hard.
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Yes, a person could survive a severe snowstorm in this one.
Fiction book (1996) -
Also, the snowstorm in DC yesterday, how did you fare?
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The night the crisis came, a snowstorm hit, shaking the windows and rattling the walls.
Fiction book (1998) -
My husband drove in and out of the snowstorms that blew in from the lakes.
Academic text (2007) -
The day before we were set to leave, a huge snowstorm hit our area.
Synonyms
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A heavy snowstorm with strong winds and very low visibility
A very strong snowstorm with heavy snow and strong winds
Antonyms
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word snowstorm is simply the two words snow and storm put together. It literally means a storm 'with a lot of snow', which is why a snowstorm brings heavy snowfall and strong winds that can reduce visibility.