Phrase guide

winter storm

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

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  • wĭnʹtər
  • UK: /ˈwɪntə(ɹ)stɔːm/
  • Canada, US: /ˈwɪntɚ stɔɹm/

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From winter + storm.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: winterstorm — a winter storm
  • Dutch: sneeuwstorm — a winter storm
  • Esperanto: vintroŝtormo — a winter storm
  • Finnish: talvimyrsky — a winter storm
  • Finnish: lumimyrsky — a winter storm
  • French: tempête de neige — a winter storm
  • German: Wintersturm — a winter storm
  • Japanese: 冬の嵐 (fuyu no arashi) — a winter storm
  • Korean: 겨울 폭풍 (gyeoul pokpung) — a winter storm
  • Spanish: tormenta invernal — a winter storm
  • Spanish: tormenta inverniza — a winter storm
  • Spanish: tormenta hibernal — a winter storm
  • Spanish: tormenta hiemal — a winter storm
  • Swedish: vinterstorm — a winter storm