snowstorm
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snowstorm
- /ˈsnəʊstɔːm/
Rhymes with -əʊstɔːm
Where it comes from
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”).
noun snowstorms · snow storm · snow-storm
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Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.
Dined at Melville Castle, whither I went through a snow-storm.
Similar: blizzard
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A snow globe.
As we made our way down, my eye was caught by a snowstorm—one of those little glass balls, with a baby cottage inside.
Similar: snowdome, snow globe
Translations
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noun bad weather involving blowing winds and snow
| Español | nevasca, tormenta de nieve, tormenta nívea, tormenta nival, nevazón |
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| 한국어 | 눈보라 nunbora |
| 日本語 | 暴風雪 bōfūsetsu, 吹雪 fubuki |
| 中文 | 暴風雪 /暴风雪 bàofēngxuě, 大風雪 /大风雪 dàfēngxuě, 雪災 /雪灾 xuězāi |
| हिन्दी | हिमाँधी himāndhī, हिम आँधी him āndhī |
| Português | nevasca, nevão, tempestade de neve |
| Français | tempête de neige |
| Deutsch | Schneesturm |
| Italiano | tormenta |
| Ελληνικά | χιονοθύελλα chionothýella |
| Română | furtună de nea, furtună de zăpadă, viscol, vifor |
| Русский | мете́ль metélʹ, пурга́ purgá, вью́га vʹjúga, бура́н burán, сне́жная бу́ря snéžnaja búrja, снегова́я бу́ря snegovája búrja |
| Tiếng Việt | bão tuyết |
| עברית | סופת שלג |
noun snow globe
| Français | boule à neige |
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title = {snowstorm},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snowstorm},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
