snowstorm

noun

snow·​storm ˈsnō-ˌstȯrm How to pronounce snowstorm (audio)
: a storm of or with snow

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Game time was moved from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to give Miami players a bit more time to recover after their Concacaf Champions Cup game at Sporting KC was pushed from Tuesday to Wednesday due to a snowstorm. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025 If snowstorms continue throughout March, the state could have its third consecutive year of above-average snowpack. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025 It was based on an article in Outside written by Peter Stark, in which a fictional character drives off the road in a snowstorm, tries to ski his way out, and nearly succumbs to the cold. Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025 Read, 44, is accused of hitting her boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowstorm in 2022. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowstorm

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of snowstorm was in 1755

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“Snowstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowstorm. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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snowstorm

noun
snow·​storm -ˌstȯrm How to pronounce snowstorm (audio)
: a storm of falling snow

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