snow squall

noun

A sudden, localized blizzard or severe snowstorm.

Meanings

nounsnow squall (plural snow squalls)

plural snow squalls

  1. A sudden, localized blizzard or severe snowstorm.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 雪飑
  • 雪飑 (xuěbiāo)sudden, localized blizzard
Finnish lumipyry
  • lumipyrysudden, localized blizzard
Greek χιονολαίλαπα
  • χιονολαίλαπα (chionolaílapa)sudden, localized blizzard
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snow squall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20squall

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

Chicago

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

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