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Meanings of snowstorm (snowstorms) in English

Portuguese
tempestade de neve
Catalan
rufaga

A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds.

        tempestade de neve
        Usage of snowstorms in English
        1
        Real snowstorms are rare; there was none the winter I spent there.
        Minnesota; Its Character and Climate / Likewise Sketches of Othe...
        2
        April is a month of cold rain and occasional, charitably brief snowstorms.
        Anthill: a novel
        3
        The magnetic currents common to snowstorms hastened the destruction of the rigging.
        The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
        4
        Sometimes they appear during snowstorms and melt away when the skies clear.
        A feast for crows
        5
        Blustering winds and fierce snowstorms had no terrors for the ardent student.
        Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life
        6
        They're braced for cold and snowstorms to play havoc on their plans.
        Reuters
        7
        Several isolated snowstorms looked like giant marble pillars fulfilling a similar function.
        The Irish Times
        8
        Wal-Mart is not alone feeling pressure from major snowstorms and floods.
        Reuters
        9
        There have been reports of figures racing through the snowstorms, but nothing confirmed.
        War Slut
        10
        Not to mention the area's generally unpredictable weather, including snowstorms and sudden avalanches.
        BBC
        11
        Often even in the summer there are snowstorms and a very low temperature.
        Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 / Germany, Austria-H...
        12
        Like an army on the march, football forges ahead through downpours and snowstorms.
        Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism
        13
        I want to lose myself in the precisely timed rain showers and snowstorms.
        Unraveled
        14
        The snowstorms stalled traffic on roads and railways and rendered remote wells inaccessible.
        Reuters
        15
        Heavy snowstorms and cold snaps have hit U.S. employment, retail sales and manufacturing.
        Reuters
        16
        The wild snowstorms have left us-andwe have thrown our wolf-skinovercoats aside.
        The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 6: Artemus Ward's Pano...
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