snowmelt

[ snoh-melt ]

/ ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt /

noun

water from snow that is melting or has melted.

the amount of such water.

Words nearby snowmelt

snowflake baby, snowmaker, snowmaking, snowman, snowmass mountain, snowmelt, snowmobile, snowpack, snowplough, snowplow, snows of kilimanjaro, the

Origin of snowmelt

First recorded in 1925–30; snow + melt¹

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British Dictionary definitions for snowmelt

snowmelt

/ (ˈsnəʊˌmɛlt) /

noun

water produced by the melting of snow

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