"thundersnow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thundersnows [plural]
enPR: thŭn'dər-snō Etymology: From thunder + snow. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|thunder|snow}} thunder + snow Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} thundersnow (countable and uncountable, plural thundersnows)
  1. A thunderstorm accompanied by snow, rather than rain or hail. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Translations): orage de neige (French), Schneegewitter [neuter] (German), χιονοκαταιγίδα (chionokataigída) [feminine] (Greek), 雷雪 (raisetsu) (alt: らいせつ) (Japanese), furtună cu zăpadă (Romanian), снеговая гроза́ (snegovaja grozá) (Russian)

Inflected forms

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