snow day
noun
a day on which public schools or other institutions are closed due to heavy snow.
snow days
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pluralof snow day.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In fact, we normally welcome virtual learning so that we don’t have to make up snow days on Presidents Day, MLK Day, or, worst of all, at the end of the school year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
They added "natural variability means cold, snowy periods will still happen", but we can expect "fewer frost and snow days".
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
Normally, the only time anyone hears about our agency is when we declare snow days for the D.C. area, and prior to Zoom schooling, that made us very popular with local schoolchildren.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2025
Schools around northern Arizona, including Northern Arizona University, called snow days.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
That means Deb’s mom is backup to pick me up on snow days.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
