Phrase guide

powder snow

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Freshly fallen, uncompacted snow, especially in the context of Alpine skiing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Expert skiers love skiing on powder snow.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 粉雪 (Fěnxuě) — uncompacted snow
  • Dutch: poedersneeuw — uncompacted snow
  • Finnish: pakkaslumi — uncompacted snow
  • Finnish: puuterilumi — uncompacted snow
  • Finnish: puuteri — uncompacted snow
  • French: poudreuse — uncompacted snow
  • German: Pulverschnee — uncompacted snow
  • Hungarian: porhó — uncompacted snow
  • Irish: púdar sneachta — uncompacted snow
  • Japanese: 粉雪 (konayuki) — uncompacted snow
  • Navajo: yas dibahí — uncompacted snow
  • Norwegian Bokmål: puddersnø — uncompacted snow
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: puddersnø — uncompacted snow
  • Swedish: pudersnö — uncompacted snow