winter storm

See also: winterstorm

English

Etymology

From winter +‎ storm.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

winter storm (plural winter storms)

1. 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