winter storm

See also: winterstorm

English

Etymology

From winter +‎ storm.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: wĭnʹtər
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪntə(ɹ) stɔːm/
    • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈwɪntɚ stɔɹm/

Noun

winter storm (plural winter storms)

  1. A meteorological event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm in which ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form.

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