snowfall
noun/ˈsnəʊfɔːl/
/ˈsnəʊfɔːl/
[countable, uncountable]- an occasion when snow falls; the amount of snow that falls in a particular place in a period of time
- a heavy/light snowfall
- an area of low snowfall
- What is the average annual snowfall for this state?
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherb1- the first snowfalls of November
- We had a light snowfall last night.
- There had been a heavy snowfall and the cars were almost buried beneath the snow.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- annual
- …
- get
- have
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