snowstorm
Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amountBad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.
» A heavy snowstorm kept us from going out.
Meaning
2 sensesBad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.
Schneesturm
мете́льmetélʹ, пурга́purgá, вью́гаvʹjúga
мете́лицяmetélycja, меті́льmetílʹ, заметі́льzametílʹ
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
A snow globe.
Examples
50 sentencesA heavy snowstorm kept us from going out.
The train arrived late because of the snowstorm.
ruПоезд опоздал из-за снежной бури.
We couldn't go out because of the snowstorm.
deWir konnten wegen des Schneesturms nicht nach draußen.
There was a big snowstorm there last night.
We can't leave the house in this snowstorm.
Translations
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Origin
From earlier snow-storm, snow storm, equivalent to snow + storm. Compare Scots snawstorm (From earlier snow-storm, snow storm, equivalent to snow + storm. Compare Scots snawstorm (“snowstorm”), Saterland Frisian Sneestoarm (“snowstorm”), West Frisian sniestoarm (“snowstorm”), Dutch sneeuwstorm (“snowstorm”), German Low German Sneestorm (“snowstorm”), German Schneesturm (“snowstorm”), Danish snestorm (“snowstorm”), Swedish snöstorm (“snowstorm”), Icelandic snjóstormur (“snowstorm”). Compare also Middle English storm of snow (“snowstorm”).
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Forms
plural: snowstormsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds:blizzard