snowstorm

noun

snow·​storm ˈsnō-ˌstȯrm How to pronounce snowstorm (audio)
: a storm of or with snow

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Prosecutors have alleged Read hit O'Keefe with her car and left him to die in the middle of a snowstorm after the two got into an argument earlier that day. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025 Catch up quick: Authorities accused Read of hitting O'Keefe with her SUV during a snowstorm in January 2022 after a night of drinking. Steph Solis, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025 Prosecutors allege that Read backed into him with her Lexus SUV after a drunken argument and drove away, leaving him to succumb to his injuries in the bitter cold during a nor'easter snowstorm. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025 Read, 45, is accused of striking O’Keefe, her boyfriend of two years and a 16-year Boston Police officer, with her car and leaving him to die in a major snowstorm on the front lawn of 34 Fairview Rd., in Canton — a property that O’Keefe’s BPD colleague Brian Albert owned at the time. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowstorm

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowstorm was in 1755

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“Snowstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowstorm. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

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snowstorm

noun
snow·​storm -ˌstȯrm How to pronounce snowstorm (audio)
: a storm of falling snow

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