Meanings of severe winters in English

This happens only in the northern countries, where there are snows and severe winters.

Rabbits sometimes gnaw the bark from trees during severe winters.

The climate is generally cold, with very severe winters.

Hence, in severe winters, all places near the sea-side are less cold than more inland districts.

Some work-people explained to me that the late severe winters had destroyed the song birds of Ireland.

On account of the severe winters they were all compelled to leave the mines the end of September.

It had often advanced thus to the gates of the farm, when the thaw came after severe winters.

In severe winters the cariboos travel to the southernmost limits of their haunts, and even sometimes enter the settlements.

It is not so hardy as the White or the Blue Flowering, and is often injured by severe winters.

Middleville was noted for its severe winters, but this year the zero weather held off until late in January.

Le Fanu in Seventy Years of Irish Life, "in severe winters a robin with a tail was rarely seen".

Although the Posey continued to live for several years our severe winters finally put an end to all these fine pecans.

The winter of 1783-4 was one of the celebrated severe winters on both sides of the ocean.

There was great and growing distress in the country; depression of trade, severe winters, sunless summers, all produced suffering, and suffering discontent.

Long, severe winters were endured when they had but a scanty amount of food and faced unknown dangers from hostile Indian foes.

She thought of comfort in the severe winters of that high latitude, but elegance and luxury had no more significance in her life.