blizzard
[noun]
Synonyms: snowstorm, blast, gale, squall, storm, tempest

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English Thesaurus: snow, snowflakes, sleet, slush, blizzard, ...

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bliz‧zard /ˈblɪzəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable]

1. a severe snowstorm:
We got stuck in a blizzard.

2. a sudden large amount of something unpleasant or annoying that you must deal with ⇒ flood
blizzard of
a blizzard of emails

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blizzard
noun
ADJ. fierce, howling
VERB + BLIZZARD blow After a short while it began to blow a blizzard.
BLIZZARD + VERB hit (sth), strike (sth) The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.
blow, rage
BLIZZARD + NOUN conditions
PREP. in/into ~ We got stuck in a howling blizzard.
through ~ He fought his way through the blizzard.

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snow noun [uncountable] soft white frozen water that falls from the sky:
The ground was covered with deep snow.
Snow began to fall.
snowflakes noun [plural] pieces of snow falling from the sky:
The first snowflakes fluttered down between the trees.
sleet noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain:
The snow turned to sleet and then rain.
slush noun [uncountable] snow on the road that has partly melted and is very wet:
I made my way through the dirty slush.
blizzard noun [countable] a storm with a lot of snow and a strong wind:
We got caught in a blizzard on our way to school.
frost noun [uncountable] white powder that covers the ground when it is cold:
Frost can kill delicate plants.
hail/hailstones noun [U, plural] drops of rain that fall as ice:
Hail bounced on the tiled roof.
He heard a strange sound, like hailstones striking glass.
a white Christmas a Christmas when there is snow:
Do you think there will be a white Christmas this year?

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storm a period of very bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow, strong winds, and often lightning:
The ship sank in a violent storm.
They got caught in a storm on top of the mountain.
The storm hit the coast of Florida on Tuesday.
The cost of repairing storm damage will run into millions of pounds.
thunderstorm a storm in which there is a lot of thunder (=loud noise in the sky) and lightning (=flashes of light in the sky):
When I was young i was terrified of thunderstorms.
hurricane a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean:
Hurricane Katrina battered the US Gulf Coast.
the hurricane season
typhoon a very violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean:
A powerful typhoon hit southern China today.
Weather experts are monitoring typhoons in Hong Kong and China.
cyclone a severe storm affecting a large area, in which the wind moves around in a big circle:
Thousands of people died when a tropical cyclone hit Bangladesh.
Cyclone ‘Joy’ inflicted damage estimated at $40 million, with winds of up to 145 miles per hour.
tornado (also twister American English informal) an extremely violent storm that consists of air that spins very quickly and causes a lot of damage:
The tornado ripped the roof off his house.
For the second time in a week deadly tornadoes have torn through Tennessee.
snowstorm a storm with strong winds and a lot of snow:
A major snowstorm blew across Colorado.
blizzard a severe snowstorm in which the snow is blown around by strong winds, making it difficult to see anything:
We got stuck in a blizzard.
Denver is bracing itself for blizzard conditions.
attack to use weapons to try to damage or take control of a place:
The village was attacked by enemy warplanes.
We will attack at dawn.
invade to enter a country and try to get control of it using force:
The Romans invaded Britain 2,000 years ago.
besiege /bɪˈsiːdʒ/ to surround a city or building with soldiers in order to stop the people inside from getting out or from receiving supplies:
In April 655, Osman’s palace was besieged by rebels.

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