cold snapnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkəʊld ˌsnæp/us/ˈkoʊld ˌsnæp/a short period of cold weather
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cold
- be (as) cold as ice idiom
- bitter
- bitterly
- bone-chilling
- chill
- cooling
- freeze
- freezing
- frigid
- frigid zone
- frostbite
- ice-cold
- icy
- nip
- occluded front
- perished
- raw
- stone-cold
- windchill
- wintry
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Examples from literature
- I cut some last year after the extreme cold snap in December and we threw it practically all away this spring.
- In fact during those few days there had been a very cold snap throughout the region.
- It's mighty unusual, a cold snap like this in March, remarked the man who shuffled.
- Maybe we'll have a storm and a cold snap that will improve conditions.
- She lays her eggs in November and dies with the first cold snap.