snowfield

[ snoh-feeld ]

/ ˈsnoʊˌfild /

noun Geology.

a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.

Origin of snowfield

First recorded in 1835–45; snow + field

Words nearby snowfield

snowdrop, snowdrop tree, snowed, snowfall, snow fence, snowfield, snowflake, snowflake baby, snow gauge, snow goose, snow grains

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Example sentences from the Web for snowfield

For a woman's colour to blossom warmly from a snowfield, means good news.
It Happened in Egypt|C. N. Williamson
Then you saw the edge of the snowfield of Mount Sarmiento far to the south.
With the Battle Fleet|Franklin Matthews
For example, within a snowfield the summers remain relatively cold.
Climatic Changes|Ellsworth Huntington
When that occurred, the growth of the snowfield as well as of the ice cap must have been accelerated by glacial movement.
Climatic Changes|Ellsworth Huntington

She would tell her aunt when she got home again that she should like the change of going to Snowfield for a week or ten days.
Adam Bede|George Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for snowfield

snowfield

/ (ˈsnəʊˌfiːld) /

noun

a large area of permanent snow

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Scientific definitions for snowfield

snowfield

[ snō′fēld′ ]

A large expanse of snow, usually with a smooth and uniform surface, and especially at the head of a glacier.

单词	snowfield
释义	snowfield [ snoh-feeld ] / ˈsnoʊˌfild / noun Geology. a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow. Origin of snowfield First recorded in 1835–45; snow + field Words nearby snowfield snowdrop, snowdrop tree, snowed, snowfall, snow fence, snowfield, snowflake, snowflake baby, snow gauge, snow goose, snow grains Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snowfield For a woman's colour to blossom warmly from a snowfield, means good news. It Happened in Egypt\|C. N. Williamson Then you saw the edge of the snowfield of Mount Sarmiento far to the south. With the Battle Fleet\|Franklin Matthews For example, within a snowfield the summers remain relatively cold. Climatic Changes\|Ellsworth Huntington When that occurred, the growth of the snowfield as well as of the ice cap must have been accelerated by glacial movement. Climatic Changes\|Ellsworth Huntington She would tell her aunt when she got home again that she should like the change of going to Snowfield for a week or ten days. Adam Bede\|George Eliot British Dictionary definitions for snowfield snowfield / (ˈsnəʊˌfiːld) / noun a large area of permanent snow 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 Scientific definitions for snowfield snowfield [ snō′fēld′ ] A large expanse of snow, usually with a smooth and uniform surface, and especially at the head of a glacier. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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