snowmelt

noun

snow·​melt ˈsnō-ˌmelt How to pronounce snowmelt (audio)
: runoff produced by melting snow

Examples of snowmelt in a Sentence

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The amount of snowmelt expected to reach the key reservoirs on the Colorado River this spring is far below the median of the last two decades, despite near-normal snowpack levels and heavy March storms across the basin. Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025 Fluttery alpine snowbells appear shortly after snowmelt, which at higher altitudes can be as late as June. Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025 Be prepared to move up and down the mountain to adjust for temperature and snowmelt. Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025 One major failing has been a slow response to an obvious need for more water storage — either in reservoirs or underground aquifers — to capture winter rains and spring snowmelts as a buffer for dry years. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowmelt

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowmelt was circa 1927

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“Snowmelt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowmelt. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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