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Snowy Mountains

British  

plural noun

  1. Also called (Austral informal): the Snowy.   the Snowies.  a mountain range in SE Australia, part of the Australian Alps: famous hydroelectric scheme

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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James did that by building Australia’s only 13-foot mini halfpipe for kids in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, where he trains when he’s in Australia.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

For five years he had lived with his two sons north of Ryegate in an area known as Tuffley Bench, dry foothills along the southern side of the Snowy Mountains.

From Washington Times • Mar. 8, 2020

In the Snowy Mountains, the highest peaks in Australia, fires raged only weeks after the last snow melt, leaving many residents in the area trapped.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2020

Some fire crews have been pulled out of the Snowy Mountains in the state of Victoria due to worsening conditions, The Guardian reports.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2020

The great lake receives about a dozen tributaries on its eastern side, which all rise in the great range of the Snowy Mountains.

From What I Saw in California by Bryant, Edwin

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