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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An instance of falling of snow. countable, uncountable

   "There has been snowfall every day this week."

2. 2
   precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals wordnet
3. 3
   The amount of snow that falls on one occasion. countable, uncountable

   "London recorded a snowfall of 10 centimetres last night."

Synonyms

All synonyms

snowavalancheblizzardcrystaldriven snowflake

Example

More examples

"The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall."

Etymology

From snow + fall.

Related phrases

Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale

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