: a fall of snow
specifically
: the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a given period
Examples of snowfall in a Sentence
The yearly snowfall here is over 30 feet!
30 feet of annual snowfall
The area is expecting heavy snowfall this weekend.
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The intense setup here is fairly straightforward as these types of sci-fi mystery shows go, with Buenos Aires residents going about their evenings when a sudden nightmarish snowfall descends over the metropolis, killing millions indiscriminately.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 May 2025
Both routes make slight deviations from year to year based on snowfall, avalanches, and shifting ice in the Khumbu Icefall.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 15 May 2025
Roads over mountain passes are expected to be slick or impassable, with whiteout conditions likely during peak snowfall.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
The six-episode first season opens on a sweltering summer night in Buenos Aires, when a sudden blackout and an inexplicable, deadly snowfall descend on the city, wiping out most of its population in hours.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 May 2025
Both routes make slight deviations from year to year based on snowfall, avalanches, and shifting ice in the Khumbu Icefall.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 15 May 2025
Roads over mountain passes are expected to be slick or impassable, with whiteout conditions likely during peak snowfall.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
The six-episode first season opens on a sweltering summer night in Buenos Aires, when a sudden blackout and an inexplicable, deadly snowfall descend on the city, wiping out most of its population in hours.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowfall. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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snowfall
noun
snow·fall
-ˌfȯl 
1
: a fall of snow
2
: the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a certain period
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