snowslide

snow·slide

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh-slahyd]
- /ˈsnoʊˌslaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh-slahyd]
- /ˈsnoʊˌslaɪd/

Definitions of snowslide word

noun snowslide an avalanche consisting largely or entirely of snow. 1
noun snowslide the sliding of a large mass of snow down the side of a mountain or cliff 0
noun snowslide an avalanche consisting mostly of snow 0

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Origin of snowslide

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1835-45; snow + slide

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Parts of speech for Snowslide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Snowslide

snowslide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for snowslide

noun snowslide

avalanche — An avalanche is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain.
landslide — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
landslip — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
mudslide — mudflow.
earthfall — a fall of earth or a landslide

All 5 Synonyms of snowslide