- snowmelt
- noun Date: circa 1927 runoff produced by melting snow
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snowmelt — snow•melt [[t]ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt[/t]] n. 1) mer water from melting snow 2) mer the amount of such water • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
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