: a fall of snow
specifically
: the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a given period
Examples of snowfall in a Sentence
The yearly snowfall here is over 30 feet!
30 feet of annual snowfall
The area is expecting heavy snowfall this weekend.
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Similarly, roads in northwestern Bosnia were closed for heavy vehicles due to the snowfall.
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ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The technology is more common in Europe but finding a foothold in the United States as snowfall has become less reliable.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
With snowfall 60% below normal for the season through February in its home state of Colorado and low in neighboring Utah, Vail has seen skiers and snowboarders stay away in droves.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
In parts of central Wisconsin, however, the snowfall was heavy enough that warming temperatures this week have led the weather service to issue flood warnings in a handful of counties.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The technology is more common in Europe but finding a foothold in the United States as snowfall has become less reliable.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
With snowfall 60% below normal for the season through February in its home state of Colorado and low in neighboring Utah, Vail has seen skiers and snowboarders stay away in droves.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
In parts of central Wisconsin, however, the snowfall was heavy enough that warming temperatures this week have led the weather service to issue flood warnings in a handful of counties.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for snowfall
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“Snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowfall. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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snowfall
noun
snow·fall
-ˌfȯl 
1
: a fall of snow
2
: the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a certain period
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