- snowbelt
- noun Usage: often capitalized Date: 1874 a region that receives an appreciable amount of annual snowfall
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snowbelt
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Snowbelt — ☆ Snowbelt [snō′belt΄ ] that part of the U.S. comprising states of the Midwest and Northeast, characterized by cold, snowy winters: also Snow Belt … English World dictionary
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snowbelt — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: often capitalized : a region that receives an appreciable amount of annual snowfall a state in the snowbelt * * * /snoh belt /, n. 1. a region of annual or heavy snowfall. 2. (cap.) Also, Snow Belt. Also called Frostbelt.… … Useful english dictionary
snowbelt — /snoh belt /, n. 1. a region of annual or heavy snowfall. 2. (cap.) Also, Snow Belt. Also called Frostbelt. the northern parts of the U.S., esp. the Midwest and the Northeast, that are subject to considerable snowfall. [1870 75; SNOW + BELT] * *… … Universalium
Snowbelt — Snow′belt or Snow′ Belt n. cvb mer the northern parts of the U.S. that are subject to considerable snowfall … From formal English to slang
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Snow Belt — 46° 15′ N 84° 30′ W / 46.25, 84.5 … Wikipédia en Français
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