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blizzard

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bliz·zard  (blzrd)
n.
1.
a. A violent snowstorm with winds blowing at a minimum speed of 35 miles (56 kilometers) per hour and visibility of less than one-quarter mile (400 meters) for three hours.
b. A very heavy snowstorm with high winds.
2. A torrent; a superabundance: a blizzard of phone calls.

[Perhaps of imitative origin.]

blizzard [ˈblɪzəd]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a strong bitterly cold wind accompanied by a widespread heavy snowfall
[of uncertain origin]

blizzard  (blzrd)
A violent snowstorm with winds blowing at a minimum speed of 56 km (35 mi) per hour and visibility of less 400 m (0.25 mi) for three hours.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blizzardblizzard - a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
storm, violent storm - a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
2.blizzard - a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits"
series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"

blizzard
noun snowstorm, storm, tempest The blizzard has not just affected the Midlands.
Translations
blizzard [ˈblɪzəd] Nventisca f (fig) [of letters, bills etc] → aluvión m, avalancha f

blizzard [ˈblɪzərd] nblizzard m, tempête f de neige

blizzard
nSchneesturm m, → Blizzard m; (fig: of products, letters, lawsuits) → Flut f(of von)

blizzard [ˈblɪzəd] nbufera di neve
blizzard [ˈblɪzəd] nbufera di neve

blizzard
n blizzard [ˈblizəd]
a blinding storm of wind and snow Two climbers are missing after yesterday's blizzard. storm, sneeustorm عاصِفَةٌ ثَلْجِيَّةٌ снежна буря vánice snestorm der Schneesturm χιονοθύελλα ventisca, tempestad de viento y nieve, nevasca lumetorm بوران؛ توفان برف lumimyrsky blizzard סוּפַת שֶׁלֶג बर्फ का तूफान snježna mećava hóvihar badai salju blindhríð, stórhríð tormenta, tempesta di neve 大吹雪 눈보라 pūga sniegavētra ribut salji sneeuwstorm snøstorm zadymka tempestade viscol, furtună de ză­padă буран, вьюга blizard polarni veter mećava snöstorm พายุหิมะ kar fırtınası, tipi 暴風雪 завірюха, хуртовина ہوا اور برف کا شدید طوفان trận bão tuyết

blizzard عاصفة ثلجية عنيفة vánice snestorm Schneesturm χιονοθύελλα vendaval, ventisca lumimyrsky tempête de neige mećava tempesta di neve 猛吹雪 심한 눈보라 sneeuwstorm snøstorm zamieć nevasca, tempestade de neve снежная буря snöstorm พายุหิมะ kar fırtınası trận bão tuyết 暴风雪


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A blizzard on Chilcoot would tie him up for a week.
Fuchs told me everything I wanted to know: how he had lost his ear in a Wyoming blizzard when he was a stage-driver, and how to throw a lasso.
Darkness had fallen, and a keen blizzard was blowing so that the streets were nearly deserted; but a few loiterers followed the group, and emboldened by invisibility shouted imprecations at the prisoner.
 
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