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snowstorm

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈsnəʊstɔːm/

Definition of snowstorm

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.
    “Dined at Melville Castle, whither I went through a snow-storm.”
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noun

  1. Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.
    “Dined at Melville Castle, whither I went through a snow-storm.”
  2. A snow globe.
    “As we made our way down, my eye was caught by a snowstorm—one of those little glass balls, with a baby cottage inside.”

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Etymology

From earlier snow-storm, snow storm, equivalent to snow + storm. Compare Scots snawstorm (“snowstorm”), Saterland Frisian Sneestoarm (“snowstorm”), West Frisian sniestoarm (“snowstorm”), Dutch sneeuwstorm (“snowstorm”), German Low German Sneestorm (“snowstorm”), German Schneesturm (“snowstorm”), Danish snestorm (“snowstorm”), Swedish snöstorm (“snowstorm”), Icelandic snjóstormur (“snowstorm”). Compare also Middle English storm of snow (“snowstorm”).

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