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View synonyms for snowfall

snowfall

[ snoh-fawl ]

noun

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


snowfall

/ ˈsnəʊˌfɔːl /

noun

  1. a fall of snow
  2. meteorol the amount of snow received in a specified place and time


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Word History and Origins

Origin of snowfall1

First recorded in 1815–25; snow + fall

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Example Sentences

And so, we had a collegial conversation in the last snowfall of the season.

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

The glaciers are melting because snowfall is decreasing and temperatures are rising—bad news for wolverines.

The excessive snowfall was due to an abundance of moisture in the storm system.

Vega, Texas, got the brunt of this weeklong February storm, with a 43-inch snowfall.

If those jaspers flash any part of the roll in the Territory before snowfall, I'll get them.

With a good blinding snowfall, or a pelting downpour of cats and dogs, I might have hoped for a respite.

The snowfall during the night was the heaviest we had yet seen and continued into the next day.

I have already alluded to a more serious snowfall which took place from July 20 to 25.

Snowfall is very rare as far south as the City of Mexico, but is not unknown.

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