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snow angel

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A design made in fresh snow by lying on one's back and moving the arms up and down and the legs from side to side.

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sneeu-engel — design
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雪天使 (xuětiānshǐ) — design
  • Dutch: sneeuwengel — design
  • Finnish: lumienkeli — design
  • German: Schneeengel — design
  • Hungarian: hóangyal — design
  • Navajo: yas bee diyin naalʼaʼí — design
  • Portuguese: anjo de neve — design
  • Russian: сне́жный а́нгел (snéžnyj ángel) — design
  • Spanish: ángel nival — design
  • Spanish: ángel níveo — design
  • Swedish: snöängel — design
  • Tagalog: anghel na niyebe — design