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Meanings of snowstorm in English

Portuguese
tempestade de neve
Catalan
rufaga

A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds.

        tempestade de neve
        Usage of snowstorm in English
        1
        The boots had been left in the cloakroom since the last snowstorm.
        Sunny Boy and His Playmates
        2
        The ephemeræ filled the air like the snowflakes in a dense snowstorm.
        The Insect Folk
        3
        We had already been caught in a snowstorm in the Goudaour hills.
        Creatures That Once Were Men
        4
        The next instant I was in the midst of a fearful snowstorm.
        Snow Shoes and Canoes / Or, The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in th...
        5
        We're in a snowstorm on top of a high mountain in Austria.
        The Hosts of the Air
        6
        The snowstorm has ceased; but the newly fallen snow lies deep around.
        John Gabriel Borkman
        7
        One of the most dangerous components of the sea is the snowstorm.
        The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
        8
        Typical Iowa snowstorm, raking the empty fields at fifty miles per hour.
        Raising Stony Mayhall
        9
        At the summit they encountered a snowstorm and camped for the night.
        A Backward Glance at Eighty: Recollections & Comment
        10
        US findings of interest were double contour sign, tophus, and snowstorm appearance.
        Pubmed
        11
        The year's first heavy snowstorm came on the fifth night of Cinrin.
        The Bone Doll's Twin
        12
        He walked homeward in a blinding snowstorm, reaching the ferry by dusk.
        Sister Carrie: A Novel
        13
        Another snowstorm brought back his rheumatism; he got permission to sit indoors.
        From the Bottom Up: The Life Story of Alexander Irvine
        14
        But I could climb with all my heart in a snowstorm to-day.
        The Tragic Comedians: A Study in a Well-known Story — Volume 3
        15
        He and Thonolan had run into a snowstorm on their way down.
        The Plains of Passage
        16
        Belay is off! A full-on snowstorm was having its way with us.
        Climbing Magazine
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