snowcap

American  

[snoh-kap] / ˈsnoʊˌkæp /

noun

1. a layer of snow forming a cap on or covering the top of something, as a mountain peak or ridge.

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snowcap British  

/ ˈsnəʊˌkæp /

noun

1. a cap of snow, as on the top of a mountain

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Etymology

Origin of snowcap

First recorded in 1870–75; snow + cap ¹

Example Sentences

However, approaching November without snowfall marks the longest wait in the year for a snowcap on the summit since data was first collected in 1894.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

The huge snowcap also means that periodic floods could still affect the park throughout May and June.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023

After more than two months of atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones, amid a supersized Sierra snowcap, and with more precipitation forecast for the rest of the month, isn’t California’s drought over?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2023

Geoff is tall and lanky, with a fuzzy afro of light brown hair and a grin guaranteed to melt the snowcap at the top of Mount Everest.

From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2013

From the kitchen window, Aziz could watch each day as the snowcap marched down the mountains till winter.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri