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lake effect

American

noun

Meteorology.

the phenomena created in the surrounding area by weather passing over a large lake, especially any of the Great Lakes of the U.S.

Example Sentences

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The NWS has forecast "heavy" lake effect snow, advising residents to avoid travel if possible.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

In 2022, a lake effect storm led to Buffalo’s home game against Cleveland being moved to Detroit in November.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024

But the projected shift northward of the lake effect band would not materialize until late Friday and as the day moved forward more businesses decided to open.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2022

Additionally, cold air blowing over the Great Lakes will continue to bring lake effect snow in western New York and the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

From Fox News • Nov. 23, 2021

Cory Arcangel’s portrait of Miley Cyrus on a flat-screen TV uses obsolete technology to create a rippling lake effect that could induce wistfulness — and a touch of seasickness.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2019

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