snowpack

noun

snow·​pack ˈsnō-ˌpak How to pronounce snowpack (audio)
: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow

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Despite the poor performance, the snowpack is much better than in 2015, when the state saw one of its lowest snowpacks. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025 These would generally be found in areas with a thinner snowpack. Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 18 Feb. 2025 California relies on the Sierra snowpack for about one-third of its freshwater supply. CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025 The Great Salt Lake, which relies on mountain snowpack for much of its replenishment, is the biggest saline lake in the Western Hemisphere and the eighth largest on the planet, the study authors noted. Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowpack

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowpack was circa 1946

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“Snowpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowpack. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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