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blizzicane

noun

Etymology

Blend of blizzard + hurricane.

  1. derived from *hurakā✻
  2. borrowed from huracán
  3. compounded as blizzicane — “blizzard + hurricane”

Definitions

  1. A weather system that produces intense rain, wind, and snow.

    • The "blizzicane" of '93 drenched Hampton Roads with monsoonlike rains Saturday morning, ripped the area with near-hurricane force wind in the early afternoon then began dropping some light snow after nightfall.
    • A certain form of extra-tropical cyclone, the infamous Nor'easter, can even come to exhibit "blizzicane" features, including dramatic drops in central pressure and an eyelike structure.
    • Lauer applauded the Hub for its response to last weekend’s blizzicane — a storm, he said, that “hammahd’’ the city, mimicking a Boston accent.

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