cold weather

collocation in English

meaningsofcoldandweather

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cold
adjective
uk
/kəʊld/us
/koʊld/
at a low temperature, especially when compared to the temperature of the human body, and not hot, ...
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weather
noun[U]
uk
/ˈweð.ər/us
/ˈweð.ɚ/
the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a ...
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(Definition ofcoldandweatherfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcold weather

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This was caused by soil-borne pest damage andcoldweather.
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Incoldweather, rabbits were warmed using blankets and hot-water bottles, to encourage blood circulation through the ear.
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To the police, it is common sense that crowd size at midnight is dependent on the weather;coldweathermeans fewer people, warm weather means more.
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Coldweatherlate in the season, following warm weather, may seriously damage developed crops.
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As the window size increases, the passive solar gain is greater than the extracoldweatherheat loss with south-facing windows and the heating demand is reduced.
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They needcoldweatherpayments to be based on a more realistic measure of the temperature.
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This gives help towards additional heating costs during sustained periods of verycoldweather.
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We welcome the continuation of the basic system ofcoldweatherpayments.
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Many elderly people who cannot afford proper heating dreadcoldweather.
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We received 88 letters about thecoldweatherpayments scheme during the recent cold period.
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Thecoldweatherpayments are regulations that were agreed and announced a long time ago.
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I accept that the whole country was entitled tocoldweatherpayment.
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No further guidance was, therefore, necessary to cater for the exceptionallycoldweather.
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This advertisement includes a claim form for acoldweatherpayment.
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The complaint is liable to get very much exaggerated through thecoldweather.
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There was no standard amount payable for extremecoldweatherwhen payments were first introduced.
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