snowfield

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noun

A large permanent expanse of snow on a mountain or at the head of a glacier.

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Meanings

nounsnowfield (plural snowfields)

plural snowfields

  1. A large permanent expanse of snow on a mountain or at the head of a glacier.

Origin

From snow + field.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 雪地, 雪野
  • 雪地 (xuědì)Translations
  • 雪野 (xuěyě)Translations
  • 雪原 (xuěyuán)Translations
Finnish lumikenttä
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Hungarian hómező
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Italian nevaio
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Māori papahuka, papa hukarere
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Norwegian Bokmål snøbre
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Swedish snöfält
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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