cold winter

collocation in English

meaningsofcoldandwinter

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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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winter
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈwɪn.tər/us
/ˈwɪn.t̬ɚ/
the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather ...
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(Definition ofcoldandwinterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcold winter

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This was done because the wisest villagers were predicting a long andcoldwinter.
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The forest is strongly influenced by the easterly winds and by polar air masses which producecoldwinterwinds.
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This may be a mechanism for preventing germination on one or a few relatively warm days during thecoldwinterperiod.
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In contrast, plants that flower during the autumn mature their seeds under short, cool days, and seeds experiencecoldwinterconditions soon after dispersal.
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In many cases, cold hardiness ensures successful diapause during overwintering, thereby enabling the insect to survive thecoldwintermonths.
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The forest is strongly influenced by the easterly winds and by the polar air masses which produce thecoldwinterwinds.
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The lake had become increasingly eutrophic throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, and in the verycoldwinterof 1984\\1985 it froze over for a long period.
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For example, a person may have to walk out into thecoldwinterair between two heated buildings, without changing into outdoor clothing.
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Has he allowed in these calculations, first, for a longcoldwinter?
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In the extremelycoldwinterof 1978–79 they were subject to serious interruptions.
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They hit a severe crisis if there is a reallycoldwinter.
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While this is always true, it has been heavily underlined in this bitterlycoldwinter.
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I realize that the public must have warmth in their homes in acoldwinter.
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We were told that the fuel crisis was due to the exceptionallycoldwinter.
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Anothercoldwinterbrings us to the edge of another coal crisis.
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They migrate from their breeding grounds abroad during thecoldwintermonths.
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It was acoldwinter, as we all remember.
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If we get acoldwinterit means that they need more coal, electricity or gas.
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We think of those in particular, since we have just experienced a bitterlycoldwinter.
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Without this, everycoldwinterwill produce an inevitable coal crisis.
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