snowout

See also: snow out

English

Etymology

From snow +‎ out.

Pronunciation

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Noun

snowout (countable and uncountable, plural snowouts)

  1. A cancellation due to interfering snow.
    • 2007 September 30, Murray Chass, “Traveling Home Show Takes Indians to Playoffs”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      “Having the snowouts created havoc in our schedule throughout the season and provided a potential excuse,” Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro said.
  2. (uncountable) Nuclear fallout deposited by means of snow.

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