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[ snoh-fawl ] / ˈsnoʊˌfɔl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR snowfall ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna fall of snow. the amount of snow at a particular place or in a given time. Origin of snowfallFirst recorded in 1815–25; snow + fall Words nearby snowfallSnowdonia, snowdrift, snowdrop, snowdrop tree, snowed, snowfall, snow fence, snowfield, snowflake, snowflake baby, snow gauge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snowfallDuring the winter of 2013-2014, snowfall was heavier than average. Who Will Save the Wolverine? Not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|Doug Peacock|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST The glaciers are melting because snowfall is decreasing and temperatures are rising—bad news for wolverines. Who Will Save the Wolverine? Not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|Doug Peacock|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Vega, Texas, got the brunt of this weeklong February storm, with a 43-inch snowfall. Hercules, Schmercules. Here Are America’s 5 Worst Blizzards|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST At Niseko, snowfall averages nearly six hundred inches a year. Olympians Dish on Their Favorite Spots to Ski & Snowboard|The Daily Beast|October 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The farm folks, up in this north country, dread the winter; but I was supremely happy, from the day of the first snowfall. The Art of the Snowflake|Jaimie Etkin|January 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST We saw the station of the water company, where a man remains through the year to register the river's flow and the snowfall. The Lake of the Sky|George Wharton James Luckily for us, the snowfall of the last few days had filled these up, so as to present a level surface. The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2|Roald Amundsen The snowfall was lightening again, and the small flame in the distance looked nearer. The Second Violin|Grace S. Richmond It took us four, it took us six, it took us on one occasion—after a heavy October snowfall—nearly eleven hours to make the trip. Over Prairie Trails|Frederick Philip Grove What comparisons are used by the poet in describing the snowfall? The Literary World Seventh Reader|Various
British Dictionary definitions for snowfall
nouna fall of snow meteorol the amount of snow received in a specified place and time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to snowfallsquall, gale, precipitation, blizzard, sleet, blast, tempest, whiteout, slush, snowbank, snowdrift, snowflake, powder snow, snow crystal |