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blizzard definition

☆ bliz·zard (bliz′ərd)

noun

  1. a severe snowstorm characterized by cold temperatures and heavy drifting of snow
  2. an overwhelming number or amount; deluge

Etymology: ? < dial. bliz, violent blow; ? akin to Ger blitz, lightning

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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