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snowstorm en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈsnəʊstɔːm/

Etymology

From earlier snow-storm, snow storm, equivalent to snow + storm. Compare Scots snawstorm (“snowstorm”), Saterland Frisian Sneestoarm (“snowstorm”), West Frisian sniestoarm (“snowstorm”), Dutch sneeuwstorm (“snowstorm”), German Low German Sneestorm (“snowstorm”), German Schneesturm (“snowstorm”), Danish snestorm (“snowstorm”), Swedish snöstorm (“snowstorm”), Icelandic snjóstormur (“snowstorm”). Compare also Middle English storm of snow (“snowstorm”).

Meanings

1. Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.
   • Dined at Melville Castle, whither I went through a snow-storm. 1826 November 28 (date written), Walter Scott, “[Entry dated 28 November 1826]”, in David Douglas, editor, The Journal of Sir Walter Scott […], volume I, Edinburgh: David Douglas, published 1890, →OCLC, page 24:
2. A snow globe.
   • As we made our way down, my eye was caught by a snowstorm—one of those little glass balls, with a baby cottage inside. 1947, Dornford Yates, The Berry Scene, Ward, Lock & Co., 273:

Forms

Deriveds

snowstormy

Synonyms

snowdome (snow globe) · blizzard (bad weather) · snow globe (snow globe)

Translations (123)

cmn 暴風雪 /暴风雪 (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk мете́лиця (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · xcl բուք (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk хурте́ча (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · sk snehová búrka (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ru снегова́я бу́ря (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · izh lumitormi (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · kk боран (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ka ქარბუქი (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · izh lumipyry (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · la ningor (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ru бура́н (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ja 暴風雪 (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · tr tipi (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · be завіруха (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · nl sneeuwstorm (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · az boran (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · cmn 雪災 /雪灾 (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · lb Schnéistuerm (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · grc νιφετός (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · pt tempestade de neve (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · es tormenta nívea (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · pt nevão (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ro viscol (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · nv chííl (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · sh mèćava (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk завірю́ха (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · pl śnieżna kula (snow globe) · vi bão tuyết (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · he סופת שלג (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · be віхура (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · hu hóvihar (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · hy բուք (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ru мете́ль (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · lv sniegputenis (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · sl snežni vihar (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · izh tuisku (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk хуртови́на (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk хурде́лиця (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · cs sněhová vichřice (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ru пурга́ (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk ху́га (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ltg viejputnis (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · cs blizard (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · fr boule à neige (snow globe) · lt pūga (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ba буран (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · az çalpov (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · tr kar fırtınası (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · es tormenta nival (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · kmr pûk (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · cs vánice (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · lv putenis (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ja 吹雪 (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · sq stuhi dëbore (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · be завея (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · bo གངས་འུར (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · th พายุหิมะ (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · is snjóstormur (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · izh alasvaahto (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ang snāwġebland (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ru сне́жная бу́ря (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk пурга́ (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · fi pyry (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · fi myräkkä (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ro furtună de nea (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · mk виу́лица (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · it tormenta (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · cs sněhová bouře (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ru сне́жный вихрь (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · fr tempête de neige (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · be буран (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · be замець (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · es nevazón (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ug شىۋىرغان (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · fa بوران (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk меті́ль (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · is kafaldsbylur (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · hi हिम आँधी (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk заві́я (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · is stórhríð (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · cs metelice (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · hi हिमाँधी (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk снігові́й (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · alt бороон (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · la nigor (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk хурди́га (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · be пурга (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ro furtună de zăpadă (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk хугові́й (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · izh myrsky (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · izh lumisää (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · sh мѐћава (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ru вью́га (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · hu hóförgeteg (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ca nevada (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · da snestorm (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk сніжни́ця (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · es nevasca (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · sv snöstorm (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · el χιονοθύελλα (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · sk fujavica (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · izh lumituisku (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · no snøstorm (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · izh pyry (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · be мяцеліца (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · te మంచు తుఫాను (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk ві́хола (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · es tormenta de nieve (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · de Schneesturm (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · pl śnieżyca (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · pt nevasca (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · pl zawieja (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · eo neĝoŝtormo (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ko 눈보라 (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · fo kavaæl (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · cmn 大風雪 /大风雪 (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · ro vifor (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk снігови́ця (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · hy ձյունամրրիկ (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · pl zamieć (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · fi lumimyrsky (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) · uk заметі́ль (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow)