snow day

noun

A day when a school or other workplace is closed due to bad winter weather, especially snow.

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Meanings

nounsnow day (plural snow days)

plural snow days

  1. A day when a school or other workplace is closed due to bad winter weather, especially snow.
    1. broadlyA day when a school or other workplace is closed due to weather
  2. USA day set aside on a school calendar in certain climates, assuming a closure will occur during a given time period.
  3. climatologyA day on which a fall of snow is observed.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snow, day.

Translations

Dutch ijsvrij
  • ijsvrijday off from school
Cite this entry
APA

snow day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20day

MLA

“snow day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snow day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20day.

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