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/snoh"feeld'/, n. Geol.a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.[1835-45; SNOW + FIELD]
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snowfield — [snō′fēld΄] n. a large expanse of snow … English World dictionary
snowfield — UK [ˈsnəʊˌfiːld] / US [ˈsnoʊˌfɪld] noun [countable] Word forms snowfield : singular snowfield plural snowfields an area of land that is always covered with snow … English dictionary
snowfield — [[t]sno͟ʊfiːld[/t]] snowfields N COUNT A snowfield is a large area which is always covered in snow … English dictionary
snowfield — noun Date: 1830 a broad level expanse of snow; especially a mass of perennial snow at the head of a glacier … New Collegiate Dictionary
snowfield — noun A large permanent expanse of snow on a mountain or at the head of a glacier … Wiktionary
snowfield — snow|field [ˈsnəufi:ld US ˈsnou ] n an area of land that is covered in snow … Dictionary of contemporary English
snowfield — snow|field [ snou,fild ] noun count an area of land that is always covered with snow … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
snowfield — a) A broad expanse of terrain covered with snow, relatively smooth and uniform in appearance, occurring usually at high latitudes or in mountainous regions above the snowline and persisting throughout year. b) A region of permanent snow… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
snowfield — n. large expanse of snow, large flat area covered with snow … English contemporary dictionary
snowfield — noun a permanent wide expanse of snow in mountainous or polar regions … English new terms dictionary
