snowfall

[ snoh-fawl ]
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noun
  1. a fall of snow.

  2. the amount of snow at a particular place or in a given time.

Origin of snowfall

1
First recorded in 1815–25; snow + fall

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British Dictionary definitions for snowfall

snowfall

/ (ˈsnəʊˌfɔːl) /


noun
  1. a fall of snow

  2. meteorol the amount of snow received in a specified place and time

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