different between thunderstorm vs blizzard

English

Etymology

From thunder +? storm.

Pronunciation

• enPR: th?n'd?(r)-stô(r)m', IPA^(key): /???n.d?(?)?st??(?)m/, IPA^(key): /???n.?(?)?st??(?)m/
• Rhymes: -??(r)m
• Hyphenation: thun?der?storm

Noun

thunderstorm (plural thunderstorms)

1. A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

Alternative forms

• t-storm (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

• storm
• unweather

Hyponyms

• dirty thunderstorm

Derived terms

• dirty thunderstorm
• thunderstorm asthma
• thunderstormy

Translations

References

• thunderstorm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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