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snowpack

[ snoh-pak ]

noun

  1. the accumulation of winter snowfall, especially in mountain or upland regions.


snowpack

/ ˈsnəʊˌpæk /

noun

  1. a quantity of fallen snow that has become massed together


snowpack

/ snōpăk′ /

  1. An area of naturally formed, packed snow that usually melts during the warmer months.
  2. The amount of snow that accumulates annually in a mountainous area.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of snowpack1

First recorded in 1945–50; snow + pack 1

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Example Sentences

In northeastern Yellowstone, the snowpack has declined 22 percent since 1975.

The depth to which it sinks is considered the penetrability of the snowpack by a walking deer.

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