snowcapped

American

[snoh-kapt] / ˈsnoʊˌkæpt /

Or snow-capped

adjective

topped with snow.

the snowcapped Alps.

snowcapped British

/ ˈsnəʊˌkæpt /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of snowcapped

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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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

Then, a midge-carrying disease crossed over the nearby snowcapped Pyrenees from Spain and infected many of their cattle, causing death and miscarriages.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

“We live in a small town in a large county and can’t find employees to pump fuel,” Steve Rodgers, whose community is at the base of the snowcapped Cascade Mountains, complained to lawmakers.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Sequim sat on a wide expanse of prairie between the snowcapped Olympic Mountains to the south and the broad, blue Strait of Juan de Fuca to the north.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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