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impact winter

impact winter noun: a period of prolonged cold weather due to the impact of a large asteroid or comet on the Earth's surface.

impact winter: a period of prolonged cold weather due to the impact of a large asteroid or comet on the Earth's...
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Noun

impact winter (plural impact winters)

  1. A period of prolonged cold weather due to the impact of a large asteroid or comet on the Earth's surface.

Forms of impact winter

pluralimpact winters

Questions about impact winter

What does impact winter mean?
Impact winter means a period of prolonged cold weather due to the impact of a large asteroid or comet on the Earth's surface.
What part of speech is impact winter?
Impact winter is a noun.
What is the plural of impact winter?
The plural of impact winter is impact winters.

Words near impact winter in the dictionary

  1. impact resistance
  2. impact resistances
  3. impact sourcing
  4. impact statement
  5. impact statements
  6. impact winter
  7. impact winters
  8. impactable
  9. impacted
  10. impactedness
  11. impacter

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