heavy snowfall
noun
: an occurrence of a lot of snow falling
shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall
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Of course, the home requires a little TLC—mostly in winter; the brand recommends regularly removing any heavy snowfall during cold weather seasons.
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Camryn Dilger, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
The heavy snowfall follows a week of extreme weather across the Himalayan region.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
As many as 1,000 people had been trapped by the heavy snowfall, Chinese state media reported.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Mountain guides were caught off guard when heavy snowfall and rain hit the Tibetan valley that leads towards Mount Everest's eastern face on Friday.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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Camryn Dilger, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
The heavy snowfall follows a week of extreme weather across the Himalayan region.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
As many as 1,000 people had been trapped by the heavy snowfall, Chinese state media reported.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Mountain guides were caught off guard when heavy snowfall and rain hit the Tibetan valley that leads towards Mount Everest's eastern face on Friday.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heavy snowfall
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“Heavy snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snowfall. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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