"snowicane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snowicanes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of snow + hurricane. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|snow|hurricane}} Blend of snow + hurricane Head templates: {{en-noun}} snowicane (plural snowicanes)
  1. (meteorology) A hurricane or other such tropical storm which precipitates snow. Categories (topical): Meteorology Synonyms: snowricane, snow-ricane
    Sense id: en-snowicane-en-noun-1W0XfIHB Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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