snowmelt
noun
snow·melt
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Definition of snowmelt
: runoff produced by melting snow
Examples of snowmelt in a Sentence
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The water is still clear snowmelt, the air sweet smelling and crystalline. — Agatha French, Orange County Register, "Lake Tahoe: The jewel of the Sierras shines bright," 21 Aug. 2019 Like many waterways in the Midwest, increased snowmelt and rain in March caused the Missouri River to overtop the levee systems that protected small towns and farmland nestled along its snake-like channel. — NBC News, "Flooded out, farmers find work rebuilding the levees that failed them," 19 Aug. 2019 Barry came early for a Louisiana cyclone, arriving when the Mississippi, which rises every spring with snowmelt and rainfall in the northern states and Canada, was still swollen. — The Economist, "A new threat to New Orleans," 26 July 2019 Floodwater also invaded the town of around 660 residents after drenching March storms that hastened snowmelt and caused widespread, devastating flooding in much of eastern Nebraska. — Washington Post, "Woman in Nebraska dies when her vehicle is swept by flooding," 10 July 2019 Looming over the discussions is an acknowledgement of what’s likely coming from climate change: heavier rainstorms that, combined with spring snowmelt, will swell the river to ever higher levels. — Washington Post, "Mississippi River city ponders a wall it has long rejected," 28 July 2019 The Mississippi River is already running abnormally high because of heavy spring rains and snowmelt upstream, and the ground around New Orleans is soggy because of an 8-inch torrent earlier this week. — Janet Mcconnaughey, chicagotribune.com, "Tropical Storm Barry begins bashing Louisiana, threatening disastrous flooding," 12 July 2019 The Mississippi River is already running abnormally high because of heavy spring rains and snowmelt upstream, and the ground around New Orleans is soggy because of an 8-inch torrent of rain earlier this week. — Janet Mcconnaughey, BostonGlobe.com, "Barry’s outer bands begin hitting southeastern Louisiana," 12 July 2019 The number of water rescues continues to rise as Clear Creek is moving swiftly and the water levels are high because of snowmelt and increased precipitation. — Saja Hindi, The Denver Post, "Amid rising death and missing tolls on Colorado rivers, MillerCoors employees jump to action to save woman in Clear Creek," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snowmelt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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snowmelt
noun
English Language Learners Definition of snowmelt
: water from melting snow that flows over the surface of the ground into streams and rivers
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