snowstorm

noun

snow·​storm ˈsnō-ˌstȯrm How to pronounce snowstorm (audio)
: a storm of or with snow

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Rescuers are struggling to reach at least 200 hikers trapped in a Mount Everest valley by an unexpectedly fierce weekend snowstorm that pounded the mountain with snow and heavy rain, according to Chinese state media CCTV. Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025 Stephanie’s work has taken her around the world; from camping on the Greenland Ice Sheet during a snowstorm and aurora hunting from the remote northern shores of Isle Royale National Park to monitoring nesting leatherback turtles alongside Indigenous conservationists on Panama’s Caribbean coast. Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025 The snowstorm happened to hit the region during the eight-day National Day holiday in China. Chantelle Lee, Time, 6 Oct. 2025 More than 650 people were trapped in campsites amid the snowstorm, which came during China's eight-day Golden Week holiday. Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowstorm

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowstorm was in 1755

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“Snowstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowstorm. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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snowstorm

noun
snow·​storm -ˌstȯrm How to pronounce snowstorm (audio)
: a storm of falling snow

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