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snow·fall
(snō′fôl′)n.
1. A fall of snow.
2. The amount of snow that falls during a given period or in a specified area.
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snowfall
(ˈsnəʊˌfɔːl)n
1. (Physical Geography) a fall of snow
2. (Physical Geography) meteorol the amount of snow received in a specified place and time
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snow•fall
(ˈsnoʊˌfɔl)n.
1. a fall of snow.
2. the amount of snow at a particular place or in a given time.
[1815–25]
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| Noun | 1. |  snowfall - precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystalsdownfall, precipitation - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) snow flurry, flurry - a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers" whiteout - an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds |
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Translations
سُقوط الثَّلْجكَمْيَّة الثَّلْج المُتَساقِط
sněhové srážkysněžení
snefald
lumisade
chute de neigechute de neiges
hóeséshómennyiség
snjókoma
snehové zrážkysneženie
kar yağış miktarıkar yağışı
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snow
(snəu) noun frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes. We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.
verb to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow. It's snowing heavily.
ˈsnowy adjective1. full of, or producing a lot of, snow. The weather has been very snowy recently.
2. white like snow. the old man's snowy (white) hair.
ˈsnowball noun a ball of snow pressed hard together, especially made by children for throwing, as a game.
ˈsnowboard noun a board on which a person can stand and glide over snow for sport.
ˈsnow-capped adjective (of mountains etc) having tops which are covered with snow. snow-capped peaks.
ˈsnowdrift noun a bank of snow blown together by the wind. There were deep snowdrifts at the side of the road.
ˈsnowfall noun1. a fall or shower of snow that settles on the ground. There was a heavy snowfall last night.
2. the amount of snow that falls in a certain place. The snowfall last year was much higher than average.
ˈsnowflake noun one of the soft, light flakes composed of groups of crystals, in which snow falls. A few large snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
ˈsnowstorm noun a heavy fall of snow especially accompanied by a strong wind.
ˌsnow-ˈwhite adjective white like snow.
snowed under overwhelmed eg with a great deal of work. Last week I was absolutely snowed under with work.
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