Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1162 of 1319

blizzard (n.)

a heavy snowstorm

Examples

  • A fierce blizzard.

Key rules

  • A blizzard is a severe snowstorm with strong winds
  • A fierce blizzard, the blizzard hit
  • Blizzard is countable

Common mistakes

  • A blizzards hit the town → A blizzard hit the town
💡 Tip: Weather // Winter // Danger
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