snowstorm
noun
snow·storm ˈsnō-ˌstȯrm 
: a storm of or with snow
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Everybody’s freaking out about the blockbuster snowstorm -- possibly a blizzard -- that’s headed our way. 
Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2022 Akerley, who was once stuck at work for 32 hours when the T shut down during a snowstorm, is part of the bargaining committee negotiating a contract for 32BJ SEIU’s 2,800 security guards in the Boston area. Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 Never let it off the leash on snow or ice, especially during a snowstorm. Gene Myers, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2022 Anderson eventually found a pharmacy that was willing to fill her prescription -- after driving over 100 miles round trip in a snowstorm, the complaint stated. Rebekah Riess And Kelly Murray, CNN, 6 Aug. 2022 In 2005, a 6-year-old boy riding in a car was killed when a Southwest jet landing during a snowstorm in Chicago skidded off the runway, crashed through a fence and hit the car. David Koenig, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2022 Some have been out since the last big snowstorm in mid-January. Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2022 The practice is mostly done during weather events or natural disasters such as a snowstorm in Western Maryland or a hurricane on the Eastern Shore. Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, 2 Feb. 2022 In an article on Friday about the weekend’s impending snowstorm in the Northeast, Mr. Berardelli reported that warming waters off the Northeast were probably the cause of far more frequent major winter weather events. Marc Tracy, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2022 See More
Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2022 Akerley, who was once stuck at work for 32 hours when the T shut down during a snowstorm, is part of the bargaining committee negotiating a contract for 32BJ SEIU’s 2,800 security guards in the Boston area. Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 Never let it off the leash on snow or ice, especially during a snowstorm. Gene Myers, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2022 Anderson eventually found a pharmacy that was willing to fill her prescription -- after driving over 100 miles round trip in a snowstorm, the complaint stated. Rebekah Riess And Kelly Murray, CNN, 6 Aug. 2022 In 2005, a 6-year-old boy riding in a car was killed when a Southwest jet landing during a snowstorm in Chicago skidded off the runway, crashed through a fence and hit the car. David Koenig, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2022 Some have been out since the last big snowstorm in mid-January. Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2022 The practice is mostly done during weather events or natural disasters such as a snowstorm in Western Maryland or a hurricane on the Eastern Shore. Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, 2 Feb. 2022 In an article on Friday about the weekend’s impending snowstorm in the Northeast, Mr. Berardelli reported that warming waters off the Northeast were probably the cause of far more frequent major winter weather events. Marc Tracy, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1755, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
snowstorm
noun
snow·storm ˈsnō-ˌstȯrm
: a storm of falling snow
snowstorm
noun
as in thunderstorm
a storm with a large amount of falling snow An unexpected snowstorm slowed traffic to a crawl. Synonyms & Similar Words
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