snowfall
pronunciation
How to pronounce snowfall in British English:
UK [ˈsnəʊfɔ:l]
How to pronounce snowfall in American English:
US [ˈsnoʊfɔl]
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- Noun:
- precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
Word Origin
- snowfall (n.)
- 1821, "fall of snow," especially a quiet one (as distinguished from a snowstorm), from snow (n.) + storm (n.). From 1875 as "amount that falls at a place in a given time."
Example
- 1. Fresh snowfall also disrupted flights and road travel in brussels .
- 2. A fresh snowfall covers the ice .
- 3. Next they will apply the work to snowfall and hail .
- 4. Places which used to be abundant in snowfall have frequently experienced snowfree winters .
- 5. This astronaut photograph shows the southern end of paramushir island after a snowfall .