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snow·pack (-pak′)

noun

the accumulated snow covering an area, that melts in the spring and provides water for irrigation, electric power, etc., usually estimated in millions of acre-feet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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