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snowfall

[ snoh-fawl ]

/ ˈsnoʊˌfɔl /

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noun

a fall of snow.

the amount of snow at a particular place or in a given time.

Origin of snowfall

First recorded in 1815–25; snow + fall

Words nearby snowfall

snowdonia, snowdrift, snowdrop, snowdrop tree, snowed, snowfall, snowfield, snowflake, snowflake baby, snowmaker, snowmaking

Example sentences from the Web for snowfall

During the winter of 2013-2014, snowfall was heavier than average.

Who Will Save the Wolverine? Not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |Doug Peacock |July 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The glaciers are melting because snowfall is decreasing and temperatures are rising—bad news for wolverines.

Who Will Save the Wolverine? Not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |Doug Peacock |July 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Vega, Texas, got the brunt of this weeklong February storm, with a 43-inch snowfall.

Hercules, Schmercules. Here Are America’s 5 Worst Blizzards |Nina Strochlic |January 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At Niseko, snowfall averages nearly six hundred inches a year.

Olympians Dish on Their Favorite Spots to Ski & Snowboard |The Daily Beast |October 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The farm folks, up in this north country, dread the winter; but I was supremely happy, from the day of the first snowfall.

The Art of the Snowflake |Jaimie Etkin |January 28, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
We saw the station of the water company, where a man remains through the year to register the river's flow and the snowfall.

The Lake of the Sky |George Wharton James
Luckily for us, the snowfall of the last few days had filled these up, so as to present a level surface.

The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 |Roald Amundsen
The snowfall was lightening again, and the small flame in the distance looked nearer.

The Second Violin |Grace S. Richmond
It took us four, it took us six, it took us on one occasion—after a heavy October snowfall—nearly eleven hours to make the trip.

Over Prairie Trails |Frederick Philip Grove
What comparisons are used by the poet in describing the snowfall?

The Literary World Seventh Reader |Various

British Dictionary definitions for snowfall

snowfall

/ (ˈsnəʊˌfɔːl) /

noun

a fall of snow

meteorol the amount of snow received in a specified place and time