cold snap

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cold snap

noun cold snaps

  1. idiomatic A short and sudden period of cold weather. A recent cold snap damaged citrus crops.

    Similar: cold wave, cold spell

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noun period of cold weather

Españolola de frío
中文寒流 hánliú
Françaiscoup de froid, vague de froid
DeutschKälteeinbruch, Kältewelle
Русскийза́морозок zámorozok

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@misc{cold_snap_2026,
  title = {cold snap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cold%20snap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}