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snowfield Definition

snow·field (-fēld′)

noun

a large expanse of snow

snowfield Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • permanent: Summer skiing occurs on permanent snowfields at a handful of North American resorts.
  • open: There are a combined 45 km of pisted runs; mostly on wide open snowfields.
  • extensive: Their extensive snowfields produce meltwaters that supply a network of alpine rivers, lakes and wetlands that are a source of the River Nile.
  • small: This is followed to a large crevasse in the upper face, which gives access to a small snowfield.
  • large: Regarding weather, large snowfields, strong winds and major snowstorms are a possibility.
  • main: The main snowfields comprise five separate areas of ice on the outer margins of Mount Puncak Jaya.

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