blizzard
A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.
Other meanings
A large amount of paperwork.
A large number of similar things; especially, such a group arriving as an inundation, thick and fast.
Related words
- blizzardlike
- blizzardly
- blizzardous
- blizzicane
- black blizzard
- superblizzard
- blizzardy
- blizzaster
- ground blizzard
Word history
From Old English "blysa" (blaze).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “blizzard” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.