snowicane
snowicane noun: a hurricane or other such tropical storm which precipitates snow.
Noun
snowicane (plural snowicanes)
- A hurricane or other such tropical storm which precipitates snow.
- The giant storm — dubbed a “Snowicane” — was coming up the East Coast like a steamroller in overdrive.1993, American Philatelic Association, The American philatelist
- The snowicane that had raged for three days and three nights had left him as bad off as the pheasants, and it wasn't any easier for him to allay his hunger pains in the vast wasteland of snow than it was for them.1994, Chinese literature
Forms of snowicane
| plural | snowicanes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | snowricane |
| alternative form | snow-ricane |
Origin of snowicane
Blend of snow + hurricane.
Questions about snowicane
- What does snowicane mean?
- Snowicane means a hurricane or other such tropical storm which precipitates snow.
- What part of speech is snowicane?
- Snowicane is a noun.
- What is the plural of snowicane?
- The plural of snowicane is snowicanes.
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