heavy snowfall

collocation in English

meaningsofheavyandsnowfall

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heavy
adjective
uk
/ˈhev.i/us
/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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snowfall
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈsnəʊ.fɔːl/us
/ˈsnoʊ.fɑːl/
the amount of snow that falls in a particular area during a particular period, or a fall ...
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(Definition ofheavyandsnowfallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One woman recalled an incident on the farm not long after aheavysnowfall.
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An example might be the use of service helicopters to reach a community cut off by flooding or aheavysnowfall.
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Fortunately, we rarely have aheavysnowfallover the whole of the country, with all the roads being blocked.
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There was a sudden andheavysnowfall, but the journey took so long because there was not a single passing point on the road.
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I was there the other day, and saw as much of it as aheavysnowfallwould allow.
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However, the recent landslide at the tunnel, due toheavysnowfall, illustrates the precarious state of the transport network.
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In this country, of course, nearly every winter we have in some part of the country aheavysnowfall, in which case some roads are invariably blocked.
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The western side is subject to heavy monsoons and little sunshine which results inheavysnowfallduring the winter.
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For the rest of year (the winter season), the shrines are closed due toheavysnowfall.
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Shadowed by the crater walls and fed byheavysnowfalland repeated snow avalanches, it grew rapidly (per year in thickness).
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Blizzards are extremely rare, butheavysnowfallevents are more common.
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The lower number is more typical of northern forests that receiveheavysnowfall; the higher number is common in southerly areas with high summer rainfall.
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The town has a hot humid continental climate characterized by short warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold winters withheavysnowfall.
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The pass receivesheavysnowfallduring the winter months, often to the point of being impassable.
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Soon after completion,heavysnowfallleft drifts of 1 metre in the area, which would have held up construction had the ride not been complete.
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Winter typically brings a mix of rain, sleet and snow, with occasionalheavysnowfalland icing.
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Tangmarg is famous for fresh cold water,heavysnowfall, and tourism.
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The city has a cold maritime climate characterized by cool summers and cold winters withheavysnowfall.
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The mountains of the west receive abundant precipitation and veryheavysnowfall.
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The route is closed during winter due toheavysnowfall.
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