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snowmelt

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snow⋅melt

[snoh-melt]
–noun
1. water from melting snow.
2. the amount of such water.

Origin:
1925–30; snow + melt 1
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snow·melt   (snō'mělt')   
n.  
  1. The runoff from melting snow.

  2. A period or season when such runoff occurs: streams that flood during snowmelt.

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