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snowstorm
English
Etymology
From snow +? storm. Compare Saterland Frisian Sneestoarm, West Frisian sniestoarm, German Schneesturm, Dutch sneeuwstorm, Swedish snöstorm, Icelandic snjóstormur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sn??st??m/
Noun
snowstorm (plural snowstorms)
- Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.
- A snow globe.
- 1947, Dornford Yates, The Berry Scene, Ward, Lock & Co., 273:
- As we made our way down, my eye was caught by a snowstorm—one of those little glass balls, with a baby cottage inside.
- 1947, Dornford Yates, The Berry Scene, Ward, Lock & Co., 273:
Synonyms
- (bad weather): blizzard
- (snow globe): snowdome, snow globe
Derived terms
- snowstormy
Translations
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rainstorm
English
Etymology
rain +? storm
Noun
rainstorm (plural rainstorms)
- A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.
Translations
See also
- deluge
- hailstorm
- snowstorm
- thunderstorm
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