blizzicane

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noun

A weather system that produces intense rain, wind, and snow.

Scrabble 32

Meanings

nounblizzicane (plural blizzicanes)

plural blizzicanes

  1. informalA weather system that produces intense rain, wind, and snow.

    Lauer applauded the Hub for its response to last weekend’s blizzicane — a storm, he said, that “hammahd’’ the city, mimicking a Boston accent.

    2013 February 15, Mark Shanahan, Meredith Goldstein, “Fans flock to see ‘Today’ show at Faneuil Hall”, in Boston Globe
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    The "blizzicane" of '93 drenched Hampton Roads with monsoonlike rains Saturday morning, ripped the area with near-hurricane force wind in the early afternoon then began dropping some light snow after nightfall.

    1993 March 14, Steve Stone, “Wicked Winds Tear Up Hampton Roas”, in The Virginian-Pilot

    A certain form of extra-tropical cyclone, the infamous Nor'easter, can even come to exhibit "blizzicane" features, including dramatic drops in central pressure and an eyelike structure.

    2007, Chris Mooney, Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming, Harcourt, published 2008, →ISBN, page 293

Origin

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APA

blizzicane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blizzicane

MLA

“blizzicane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blizzicane. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blizzicane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blizzicane.

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