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blizzard

(blɪzəʳd)
Word forms: plural blizzards
1. countable noun
A blizzard is a very heavy snowstorm with strong winds.
2. countable noun [usually singular, usually NOUN of noun]
You can refer to a large number of things that you do not like or which annoy you as a blizzard of those things.
[written, disapproval]
Retailers were hit with a blizzard of new products and brands in all shapes, sizesand colours.
...the annual blizzard of bills and amendments.
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blizzard in British English

(ˈblɪzəd)
noun
a strong bitterly cold wind accompanied by a widespread heavy snowfall
Word origin
C19: of uncertain origin

blizzard in American English

(ˈblɪzərd)
US
noun
1. 
a severe snowstorm characterized by cold temperatures and heavy drifting of snow
2. 
an overwhelming number or amount; deluge
Word origin
? < dial. bliz, violent blow; ? akin to Ger blitz, lightning

Examples of 'blizzard' in a sentence
blizzard

There is the potential for blizzard conditions temporarily as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Overnight the rain turns to snow, which turns into heavy blizzards.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The blizzard was so bad that no patrols or dogs could follow them.
The Sun (2010)
The very mild weather follows the weekend chill that saw snow blizzards hit some areas.
The Sun (2012)
Three people were rescued in blizzard conditions in the Cairngorms.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They finished their gruelling trip on Thursday after battling blizzard conditions and freezing temperatures along the way.
The Sun (2010)
During this trek they trudged through blizzards in extreme conditions with only limited and poor supplies of food and running short of fuel.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The Northeast was soon hit by a blizzard.
Bachmann, Susan (editor) & Barth, Melinda Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook (1995)
Over two fatal days, eight climbers died after a fierce blizzard hit the peak.
The Sun (2016)
LIVE sections of last night's launch show were cancelled after the set was hit by a blizzard.
The Sun (2016)
The upper reaches of the Thames froze and easterly winds brought blizzards and snow drifts 20ft deep.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Labour dubbed the news'a welcome respite in a blizzard of bad economic news '.
The Sun (2012)

In other languages
blizzard

British English: blizzard /ˈblɪzəd/ NOUN
A blizzard is a storm in which snow falls heavily and there are strong winds.
  • American English: blizzard
  • Arabic: عاصِفَة ثَلْجِيَّة عَنِيفَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: nevasca
  • Chinese: 暴风雪
  • Croatian: mećava
  • Czech: vánice
  • Danish: snestorm
  • Dutch: sneeuwstorm
  • European Spanish: ventisca ventosa
  • Finnish: lumimyrsky
  • French: tempête de neige
  • German: Schneesturm
  • Greek: χιονοθύελλα
  • Italian: tempesta di neve
  • Japanese: 猛吹雪
  • Korean: 심한 눈보라
  • Norwegian: snøstorm
  • Polish: zamieć
  • European Portuguese: tempestade de neve
  • Romanian: viscol
  • Russian: метель
  • Latin American Spanish: vendaval
  • Swedish: snöstorm
  • Thai: พายุหิมะ
  • Turkish: kar fırtınası
  • Ukrainian: хуртовина
  • Vietnamese: trận bão tuyết

Chinese translation of 'blizzard'

blizzard

(ˈblɪzəd)

n (c)

  1. 暴风(風)雪 (bàofēngxuě) (场(場), chǎng)
(noun) 
Definition
a blinding storm of wind and snow
The blizzard has not just affected the Midlands.
Synonyms
snowstorm
storm
the violent storms which whipped America's East Coast
tempest
I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of storm
Definition
a violent weather condition of strong winds, rain, hail, thunder, lightning, etc.
the violent storms which whipped America's East Coast
Synonyms
tempest (literary),
blast,
hurricane,
gale,
tornado,
cyclone,
blizzard,
whirlwind,
gust,
squall
in the sense of tempest
I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause.
Synonyms
uproar,
storm,
furore,
disturbance,
upheaval,
ferment,
commotion,
tumult

Synonyms of 'blizzard'

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