Word Noun
snowfall
n.
C / U
B1 Intermediate US /ˈsnoʊfɑɫ/ UK /snˈəʊfɔːl/ snow·fall UK spelling snowfalls
Definition
n.the amount of snow that falls during a certain period of time. It can also mean the event of snow falling from the sky.
n.the quantity of snow falling within a given area or period; the occurrence of a fall of snow.
Examples
“The heavy snowfall blocked the main road.”
“After a night of record snowfall, the children woke up to find the entire garden buried in white.”
“Meteorologists predicted that the annual snowfall would exceed the decade's average due to a shift in the prevailing winds across the mountain range.”
Usage
Uncountable when referring to the substance or general accumulation; countable when referring to a specific event or instance of falling.
Etymology
From snow + fall.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Level B1 · Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
Updated