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snowcapped

American  
[snoh-kapt] / ˈsnoʊˌkæpt /
Or snow-capped

adjective

  1. topped with snow.

    the snowcapped Alps.


snowcapped British  
/ ˈsnəʊˌkæpt /

adjective

  1. (of a mountain, hill, etc) having a cap of snow on the top

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of snowcapped

First recorded in 1790–1800

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The 75-year-old farmer's eyes filled with tears as he walked through his orchard in the village of Vosketap, where a breeze from snowcapped Mount Ararat, across the border in Turkey, dispelled the summer heat.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Taxis and minibuses zip past, taking the new arrivals to the airport in the nearest city, Van, a two-hour drive away on a highway between snowcapped mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 22, 2026

It’s a stunning campus, nested between the snowcapped Wasatch Mountains and Utah Lake.

From Slate Oct. 30, 2025

But it remains popular with climbers, drawing about 5,000 to 6,000 summit attempts a year due to its easy road accessibility, adventurous terrain and stunning views of snowcapped peaks and rolling forests.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2025

Seven years had passed since she’d left Deliene, watching the scalloped snowcapped mountains disappear into the distance from the back of a tipsy old merchant ship.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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