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blizzard

English

Etymology

Unknown. Compare English blizz (violent rainstorm), dialectal English bliz (violent blow).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?bl?.z?d/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?bl?.z?d/

Noun

blizzard (plural blizzards)

  1. A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.
  2. (figuratively) A large amount of paperwork.
  3. (figuratively) A large number of similar things.

Translations

Verb

blizzard (third-person singular simple present blizzards, present participle blizzarding, simple past and past participle blizzarded)

  1. (impersonal, of snow) To fall in windy conditions.

Coordinate terms

  • flurry

Translations

References


French

Noun

blizzard m (plural blizzards)

  1. blizzard

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snowdrift

English

Etymology

snow +? drift

Noun

snowdrift (plural snowdrifts)

  1. A bank of snow accumulated by the wind.
    Synonym: snowbank

Alternative forms

  • snow drift

Hyponyms

  • snow cornice

Derived terms

  • snowdrift glacier
  • snowdrift ice

Translations

Anagrams

  • first down

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