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snowscape

American  
[snoh-skayp] / ˈsnoʊˌskeɪp /

noun

  1. landscape covered with snow.

  2. a picture of a snowy scene.


Etymology

Origin of snowscape

First recorded in 1885–90; snow + -scape


Example Sentences

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“Wind River,” opening Thursday, commences on a moonlit snowscape as a bloodied young woman runs from something — or someone.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2017

Unlike some NTS productions, “Let the Right One In” is not immersive — but reviews typically mention the set’s eerie, tree-filled snowscape, intense lighting and sound design and jarring special effects.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2017

Allen reached for his camera and quickly began shooting as the bird waddled about the vast snowscape.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2015

Christine Jones’s set is a snowscape of leafless trees, which, as lighted by Chahine Yavroyan, manages to be stark and shadowy at the same time.

From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2014

I stared at the animated snowscape, and my heart tugged at a memory.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

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