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noun
1.
Meteorology.
a.
a storm with dry, driving snow, strong winds, and intense cold.
b.
a heavy and prolonged snowstorm covering a wide area.
2.
an inordinately large amount all at one time; avalanche: a blizzard of Christmas cards.
verb (used without object)
3.
to snow as a blizzard: Looks as though it's going to blizzard tonight.
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Blizzard
is always a great word to know.
So is lake effect. Does it mean:
| the phenomena created in the surrounding area by weather passing over a large lake, especially any of the Great Lakes of the U.S. |
| an ice fog caused by extremely cold air flowing over a body of comparatively warm water, especially in polar regions |
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- Of late there has been considerable newspaper discussion about the origin of the term blizzard.
- Freshmen in college wade through a blizzard of calculus, physics and chemistry in lecture halls with hundreds of other students.
- The matter has been contested in a blizzard of law suits ever since.
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Word Origin & History
blizzard
1859, origin obscure (perhaps somehow connected with blaze (1)); it came into general use in the U.S. in the hard winter 1880-81, though it was used with a sense of "violent blow" in Amer.Eng., 1829; and blizz "violent rainstorm" is attested from 1770.
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blizzard  (blĭz'ərd) Pronunciation Key
A violent snowstorm with winds blowing at a minimum speed of 56 km (35 mi) per hour and visibility of less 400 m (0.25 mi) for three hours. |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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blizzard
severe weather condition that is distinguished by low temperatures, strong winds, and large quantities of either falling or blowing snow. The U.S. Weather Service defines a blizzard as a storm with winds of more than 56 km (35 miles) per hour and enough snow to limit visibility to 150 m (500 feet) or less. A severe blizzard has winds of over 72 km (45 miles) per hour, visibility near zero, and temperatures of -12 C (10 F) or lower. A ground blizzard occurs when there is no falling snow, but snow is drifting and blowing near the ground
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