winter storm

See also: winterstorm

English

Etymology

winter +‎ storm

Pronunciation

enPR: wĭnʹtər
- (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪntə(ɹ) stɔːm/
- (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪntɚ stɔɹm/

Noun

winter storm (plural winter storms)

A meteorological event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm in which ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form.

Derived terms

Operation Winter Storm
winter storm warning
winter storm watch

Translations

A winter storm

Dutch: winterstorm (nl) m, sneeuwstorm (nl) m
Esperanto: vintroŝtormo
Finnish: talvimyrsky (fi), lumimyrsky (fi)
French: tempête de neige (fr) f
German: Wintersturm (de) m
Japanese: 冬の嵐 (fuyu no arashi)
Korean: 겨울 폭풍 (gyeoul pokpung)
Swedish: vinterstorm (sv) c

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