# snowfall

/ˈsnoʊfɑɫ/ (US) · /snˈəʊfɔːl/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/snowfall
Updated: 2026-05-07

## Definition

the amount of snow that falls during a certain period of time. It can also mean the event of snow falling from the sky.

For teachers: 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 notes

- Uncountable when referring to the substance or general accumulation; countable when referring to a specific event or instance of falling.

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