spring snow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spring snow
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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As temperatures rise in spring, snow accumulated during winter melts and the runoff feeds river systems.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026
Shasta in perfect spring snow under glorious blue skies.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024
Cumulative spring snow, which was strongly correlated with delayed ice-off dates, has nearly doubled over the last century at Yellowstone Lake, the research showed.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024
An unusually wet winter and subsequent spring snow melt and flooding have led to elevated levels of standing water and ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes, leaving Central Valley officials worried about the spread of diseases.
From Salon • May 13, 2023
In summer the road here would have been sketchy but pass-able; now it was made unnavigable by a foot and a half of mushy spring snow.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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