Snowmelt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Snowmelt is a noun meaning Runoff from melting snow.
Meaning
Runoff from melting snow.
Example Sentences
The snowmelt causes the river to flood.
Outside, a wind from the south had picked up, a thawing wind that quickened the patter of snowmelt on the back patio.
Los Angeles would still be a piddling little town in a desert if it weren’t for Sierra snowmelt and city officials crafty enough to snooker eastern California farmers out of their water rights.
Word Forms
- snowmelts
- snow melt
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meltwater, snow, thawing, thaw, fount, melt.
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