snowstorm

noun

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

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September, October and November at Grand Teton see a mix of sunny days and cold nights, with rain and occasional snowstorms. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 Read, 45, is accused of striking O’Keefe, her boyfriend of two years and a 16-year Boston Police officer, with her car and leaving him to die in a major snowstorm on the front lawn of 34 Fairview Rd., in Canton. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025 Fans are expressing concern over a possible missing bald eagle belonging to parents Jackie and Shadow following a snowstorm. Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025 O'Keefe died from blunt force trauma to the head and hypothermia during a January snowstorm in Canton, Massachusetts, about 15 miles outside of Boston. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowstorm

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 23 Apr. 2025.

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snowstorm

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

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