snowfall

Pronunciation: /ˈsnoʊfɔːl/

The English word “snowfall” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

An instance of falling of snow.
The amount of snow that falls on one occasion.

Etymology

By surface analysis, snow + fall. Cognate with Dutch sneeuwval, German Schneefall, Old Norse snjófall, snæfall (whence Danish snefald, Norwegian snøfall, and Swedish snöfall).

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