"impact winter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: impact winters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} impact winter (plural impact winters)
  1. A period of prolonged cold weather due to the impact of a large asteroid or comet on the Earth's surface. Wikipedia link: impact winter
    Sense id: en-impact_winter-en-noun-l9lLicsV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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