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snowfield
snow·field
/
ˈsnoʊˌfild
/
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snoh
-feeld
]
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noun
Geology
.
a large and relatively permanent expanse of
snow
.
Origin:
1835–45;
snow
+
field
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snowfield
(ˈsnəʊˌfiːld)
—
n
a large area of permanent snow
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Science Dictionary
snowfield
(snō'fēld')
Pronunciation Key
A large expanse of snow, usually with a smooth and uniform surface, and especially at the head of a glacier.
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Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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