Definition

Noun: - Snowstorm: A severe weather condition characterized by strong winds and heavy snowfall, often occurring in cold regions or temperate steppes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cơn bão tuyết đã khiến nhiều chuyến bay bị hủy. (The snowstorm caused many flights to be canceled.)
  • Họ phải ở trong nhà suốt hai ngày vì bão tuyết. (They had to stay indoors for two days because of the snowstorm.)

Advanced Usage

• "bão tuyết lớn" / "trận bão tuyết dữ dội": A major/severe snowstorm.
  • Trận bão tuyết dữ dội đã phá hủy nhiều đường dây điện. (The severe snowstorm destroyed many power lines.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bão (noun): Storm. A general term for a violent atmospheric disturbance.
• Tuyết (noun): Snow. Frozen precipitation in the form of white ice crystals.
• Bão cát (noun): Sandstorm. A storm with strong winds carrying clouds of sand.
• Bão tuyết kèm sấm sét (noun): Thundersnow. A rare winter storm phenomenon featuring thunder and lightning during a snowstorm.

Synonyms

• Bão tuyết is the standard and most specific term. In some descriptive contexts, one might use phrases like:
  • Cơn bão mang theo tuyết nặng hạt: A storm bringing heavy snow.
  • Trận cuồng phong tuyết (more literary): A blizzard/snow hurricane.

Related Phrases

• "Mắc kẹt trong bão tuyết": To be trapped/caught in a snowstorm.
  • Đoàn leo núi đã bị mắc kẹt trong bão tuyết. (The climbing expedition was caught in a snowstorm.)
• "Hậu quả của bão tuyết": The aftermath/consequences of a snowstorm.
  • Hậu quả của bão tuyết là việc cung cấp điện bị gián đoạn. (The aftermath of the snowstorm was a disruption in power supply.)

Notes on Usage

• "Bão tuyết" is a compound noun. It is used as a single lexical unit to describe the specific meteorological event. It is not typically separated in standard usage (e.g., one would not say "cơn bão của tuyết").
• The term is neutral and used in both everyday conversation and formal weather reports.

noun

1. Snow-storm