snowpack

noun

snow·​pack ˈsnō-ˌpak How to pronounce snowpack (audio)
: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow

Examples of snowpack in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Portland General Electric, a utility serving about two million residents in the state, tracks water flows and snowpack in British Columbia from an operations center near Portland. Ivan Penn Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 3 June 2024 River basins in the northern half of the state are showing above-normal snowpack across the board. John Meyer, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024 Much of Wisconsin is currently in a drought and there's a lack of snowpack to help with moisture, said Cameron Miller, a meteorologist at the local National Weather Service office. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024 And California Water Watch reported that the Sierra snowpack is at 94% of average across all stations. Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snowpack 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowpack was circa 1946

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“Snowpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowpack. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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