snowbelt

[ snoh-belt ]

noun

1. a region of annual or heavy snowfall.
2. (initial capital letter) Also Snow Belt. Also called Frostbelt. the northern parts of the U.S., especially the Midwest and the Northeast, that are subject to considerable snowfall.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snowbelt¹

First recorded in 1870–75; snow + belt

Example Sentences

See the clouds rolling over and over on the top of the Rockies—above the snowbelt!

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