snow day

American  

noun

• snow days
  plural

1. a day on which public schools or other institutions are closed due to heavy snow.

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snow day British  

noun

1. a day on which heavy snow makes it impossible for children to attend school

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• snow days
  plural

Example Sentences

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snow day

This has long been a natural chain of events: Growing up in Newark, a snow day meant war.

From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026

Perfect for a snow day at home, or pour it into an Ember Travel Mug 2 to sip as you wander through holiday lights.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

But in recent years, some districts, including Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, have reverted back to prepandemic snow day policies.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024

And all of its school-age children were waking up — or sleeping in — to the blissful quiet of a snow day as the city canceled classes.

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2024

And why no kid on a snow day would ever shovel that sidewalk, not for a zillion dollars.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli