snowstorm

noun

snow·​storm ˈsnō-ˌstȯrm 

: a storm of or with snow

Examples of snowstorm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Michigan game, though, was played in a second-half snowstorm with Ohio State leading by multiple possessions. — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Deep in the Pyrenees mountains, a young man, Miquel, struggles in the wake of his mother’s death in a snowstorm — a tragic event that was at the center of Tóibín’s 2006 novella, A Long Winter. — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Unlike those folks from the other side of the country who fill cold-weather stadiums for bad teams during snowstorms and brag about it, the local sports fans stay away from struggling teams in uncomfortable situations and shrug about it. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

When a frozen body appears and a snowstorm traps everyone inside, the deaths begin to mount. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snowstorm

• brainstorm
• conform
• deform
• firestorm
• hailstorm
• inform
• landform
• lukewarm
• perform
• planform
• platform
• preform

Kids Definition

snowstorm

noun

snow·​storm -ˌstȯrm 

: a storm of falling snow