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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Ohio, where I am from, and Wisconsin, where my fiancee teaches, do this, and they have good old-fashioned snow days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
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
The Cairngorms mountain range averages 76 snow days every year.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024
Some middle schoolers dream of snow days or beach days.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
That means Deb’s mom is backup to pick me up on snow days.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
