snow shower

snow shower
A snow system leading to an accumulation of snow between 1 to 3 inches. A snow shower brings more snow than a flurry, but less than a snow storm or a blizzard.

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  • snow shower — /ˈsnoʊ ʃaʊə/ (say snoh showuh) noun a brief fall of snow …  

  • shower — 1 noun (C) 1 FOR WASHING IN a thing that you stand under to wash your whole body: Why does the phone always ring when I m in the shower? 2 ACT OF WASHING an act of washing your body while standing under a shower: I need a shower. | take a shower… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • shower — show|er1 S2 [ˈʃauə US ʃaur] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for washing in)¦ 2¦(act of washing)¦ 3¦(rain)¦ 4¦(lots of things)¦ 5¦(party)¦ 6¦(people)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: scur] 1.) ¦(F …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Snow flurry — A snow flurry is a brief instance of light snow, with no accumulation of snow on the ground.ee also* Snow shower * Drizzle * PrecipitationExternal links* [http://www.srh.noaa.gov/key/HTML/glossary.htm Some Common Weather Terminology] *… …   Wikipedia

  • snow — [snō] n. [ME < OE snaw, akin to Ger schnee < IE base * sneigwh , to snow, * snoigwhos, snow > OIr snechta, Russ snieg, L nix (gen. nivis)] 1. particles of water vapor which when frozen in the upper air fall to earth as soft, white,… …   English World dictionary

  • shower — shower1 [shō′ər] n. a person who shows, exhibits, etc. shower2 [shou′ər] n. [ME schoure < OE scur, akin to Ger schauer, shower, squall < IE base * (s)keu , to cover > SHOE, HIDE1] 1. a brief fall of rain, or sometimes of hail, sleet, or… …   English World dictionary

  • shower — ► NOUN 1) a brief and usually light fall of rain or snow. 2) a mass of small things falling or moving at once. 3) a large number of things happening or given at the same time: a shower of awards. 4) a cubicle or bath in which a person stands… …   English terms dictionary

  • Snow King Retreat — (Kūfrī,Индия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Fagu Top, Near Kufri, 171209 Kū …   Каталог отелей

  • Shower — Show er, n. [OE. shour, schour, AS. se?r; akin to D. schoer, G. schauer, OHG. sc?r, Icel. sk?r, Sw. skur, Goth. sk?ra windis a storm of wind; of uncertain origin.] 1. A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shower bath — Shower Show er, n. [OE. shour, schour, AS. se?r; akin to D. schoer, G. schauer, OHG. sc?r, Icel. sk?r, Sw. skur, Goth. sk?ra windis a storm of wind; of uncertain origin.] 1. A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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