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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During a news conference, Mamdani said the most severe snowfall is expected overnight, with up to 28 inches in certain areas.
From BBC
Light to moderate snowfall early on Sunday was expected to increase, with snowfall rates greater than 2 to 3 inches an hour at times, combining with strong wind gusts in the 40- to 70-mile-per-hour range.
She had qualified top of the standings for the final, which was postponed to Sunday morning after heavy snowfall in Livigno the previous day.
From BBC
The women's final was postponed from Saturday evening after heavy snowfall in the Italian Alps but Sunday's competition took place in dazzling sunshine.
From Barron's
It has already been a wild winter in the eastern U.S., with record snowfall and frigid temperatures that have kept piles of snow from melting since the last major winter storm in late January.
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