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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A separate paper published in the International Journal of Climatology showed the average depth of winter snowfall in the southern Alpine region surrounding Cortina has declined more than 25% since 1980.
From Los Angeles Times
She said this pressure pattern has also brought persistent southeasterly winds for Scotland, meaning eastern parts of the country - especially the north east - have borne the brunt of the rain and snowfall.
From BBC
Most of it takes place in winter, when heavy snowfall pushes snow leopards and their prey to lower altitudes, making their routes easier to track.
From BBC
The snow kept falling and would become the area's deepest February snowfall on record.
From BBC
More notable than the snowfall itself was the prolonged blast of extreme cold that followed, hardening snow into what has been informally dubbed "snowcrete" and making cleanup efforts especially difficult.
From Barron's
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