snow line

noun

: the lower margin of a perennial snowfield

Examples of snow line in a Sentence

climbing above the snow line

Recent Examples on the Web

The prevalence of water-bearing minerals in the Bennu sample also suggests that water-ice that sublimated into vapor just inside the snow line was also part of the material that was transported into the region where Bennu and its cousins were built. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Warmer storms hold more moisture, and push the snow line up the mountains, so precipitation that should be saved as snowpack runs off as rain. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

With climate change, droughts are getting more severe, winters are getting warmer, and average snow lines have moved higher in the mountains. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

But the snow line is expected to climb next week as a warmer Pineapple Express system raises the risk of flooding due to heavy rain and snowmelt. — Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snow line

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline

Kids Definition

snow line

noun

: the lower edge of an area of permanent snow (as a mountain peak)