snowmelt

[snoh-melt]

noun

water from snow that is melting or has melted.

the amount of such water.

Origin of snowmelt

First recorded in 1925–30; snow + melt¹

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British Dictionary definitions for snowmelt

snowmelt

noun

water produced by the melting of snow

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