snowstorm

Etymology

From snow + storm. Compare Saterland Frisian Sneestoarm, West Frisian sniestoarm, German Schneesturm, Dutch sneeuwstorm, Swedish snöstorm, Icelandic snjóstormur.

noun

  1. Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.
  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

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