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snowout

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See also: snow out

English

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Etymology

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From snow +‎ out.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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snowout (countable and uncountable, plural snowouts)

  1. A cancellation due to interfering snow.
    • 2007 September 30, Murray Chass, “Traveling Home Show Takes Indians to Playoffs”, in New York Times[1]:
      “Having the snowouts created havoc in our schedule throughout the season and provided a potential excuse,” Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro said.
  2. (uncountable) Nuclear fallout deposited by means of snow.

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