Meanings
nounwinter storm (plural winter storms)
plural winter storms
- A meteorological event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm in which ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form.
Origin
Translations
Dutch winterstorm, sneeuwstorm
- winterstorma winter storm
- sneeuwstorma winter storm
Esperanto vintroŝtormo
- vintroŝtormoa winter storm
Finnish talvimyrsky, lumimyrsky
- talvimyrskya winter storm
- lumimyrskya winter storm
French tempête de neige
- tempête de neigea winter storm
German Wintersturm
- Wintersturma winter storm
Japanese 冬の嵐
- 冬の嵐 (fuyu no arashi)a winter storm
Korean 겨울 폭풍
- 겨울 폭풍 (gyeoul pokpung)a winter storm
Polish śnieżyca, zamieć
- śnieżycaa winter storm
- zamieća winter storm
- zawiejaa winter storm
Spanish tormenta invernal, tormenta inverniza
- tormenta invernala winter storm
- tormenta invernizaa winter storm
- tormenta hibernala winter storm
- tormenta hiemala winter storm
Swedish vinterstorm
- vinterstorma winter storm
Cite this entry
APA
winter storm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winter%20storm
MLA
“winter storm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winter%20storm. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winter storm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winter%20storm.
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