noun
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a fall of snow
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meteorol the amount of snow received in a specified place and time
Etymology
Origin of snowfall
Example Sentences
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Cajun chicken pasta is essentially Alfredo in a leather jacket: fettuccine or penne, blackened or “blackened” chicken, a confetti of peppers and scallions, and a liberal snowfall of Cajun seasoning.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
The majority of Easter Days occur in April, when the chance of snowfall drops to just 2.3 days.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Vail Resorts fell 2% after the ski-resort operator cut its guidance for its current fiscal year, citing the lowest snowfall levels External link in more than 30 years at its resorts in Colorado and Utah.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Vail Resorts MTN -3.47%decrease; red down pointing triangle slashed its fiscal-year guidance after fewer skiers visited its properties, which the company attributed to historically low snowfall in the western U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
By one o’clock it was a real, hard snowfall.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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