snowpack en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From snow + pack.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount.
Alpinist Herman Stelling reportedly noted Thursday that the first few seconds of being swept up in a cataclysmic avalanche was actually pretty fun. “Weeeeeeeee! Yay!” said the visibly overjoyed Stelling, stressing that he felt like a kid again as he was pulled downhill in the 200-mph rush of hardened, detached snowpack.
2024 January 11, “First Seconds Of Being Swept Up By Avalanche Pretty Fun”, in The Onion:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowpacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |