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单词 winterkill
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winterkill

[ win-ter-kil ]
/ ˈwɪn tərˌkɪl /

verb (used with or without object)

to kill by or die from exposure to the cold of winter, as wheat.

noun

an act or instance of winterkilling.
death resulting from winterkilling.

Origin of winterkill

First recorded in 1810–20; winter + kill1

Words nearby winterkill

Winter Haven, winter hedge, winter heliotrope, winterize, winter jasmine, winterkill, winterly, winter melon, winter moth, winter oats, Winter Olympic Games
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Example sentences from the Web for winterkill

  • Peaches are liable to winterkill, and the crop is uncertain for this reason.

    History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia|James W. Head
  • It has never been known to winterkill in the grape regions of New York and is probably as hardy as any other of our Labruscas.

    The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for winterkill

winterkill
/ (ˈwɪntəˌkɪl) /

verb

mainly US and Canadian to kill (crops or other plants) by exposure to frost, cold, etc, or (of plants) to die by this means

Derived forms of winterkill

winterkilling, adjective, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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