snowpack
[ snoh-pak ]
/ ˈsnoʊˌpæk /
noun
the accumulation of winter snowfall, especially in mountain or upland regions.
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Words nearby snowpack
snowmaking, snowman, snowmass mountain, snowmelt, snowmobile, snowpack, snowplough, snowplow, snows of kilimanjaro, the, snowscape, snowshed
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Example sentences from the Web for snowpack
In northeastern Yellowstone, the snowpack has declined 22 percent since 1975.
Who Will Save the Wolverine? Not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|Doug Peacock|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEASTThe depth to which it sinks is considered the penetrability of the snowpack by a walking deer.
British Dictionary definitions for snowpack
snowpack
/ (ˈsnəʊˌpæk) /
noun
a quantity of fallen snow that has become massed together
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Scientific definitions for snowpack
snowpack
[ snō′păk′ ]
An area of naturally formed, packed snow that usually melts during the warmer months.
The amount of snow that accumulates annually in a mountainous area.
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