Blizzicane

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A weather system that produces intense rain, wind, and snow. informal

    "The "blizzicane" of '93 drenched Hampton Roads with monsoonlike rains Saturday morning, ripped the area with near-hurricane force wind in the early afternoon then began dropping some light snow after nightfall."

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"The "blizzicane" of '93 drenched Hampton Roads with monsoonlike rains Saturday morning, ripped the area with near-hurricane force wind in the early afternoon then began dropping some light snow after nightfall."

Etymology

Blend of blizzard + hurricane.

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