snowmelt

noun

snow·​melt ˈsnō-ˌmelt How to pronounce snowmelt (audio)
: runoff produced by melting snow

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How much water ultimately makes it into that system depends on snowmelt and rainfall on the Salt and Verde watersheds, which SRP is trying to track more accurately. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025 The water that glaciers have stored for centuries flows down to Europe's biggest rivers during the hot and dry summer months, replacing rainwater and snowmelt from the spring. Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025 Fecal waste can enter waterways after storms or snowmelt, harming water quality. B. Derrick Taff, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2025 This was a different river now, the water a rippling snowmelt gray that flowed wide and shallow through pine. Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowmelt

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowmelt was circa 1927

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“Snowmelt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowmelt. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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