"snow level" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: snow levels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snow level (plural snow levels)
  1. The depth of snow accumulated on the ground.
    Sense id: en-snow_level-en-noun-YwvER8s4
  2. (meteorology, chiefly Western US) The altitude, in a mountainous region, above which precipitation falls as snow. Tags: US, Western Categories (topical): Meteorology Synonyms (altitude): snow line
    Sense id: en-snow_level-en-noun-nbmIxeup Categories (other): Western US English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'altitude': 6 94

Inflected forms

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