snow line
(snow line)
Princeton's WordNet
the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice
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snow line
(ˈsnoʊˌfleɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the line, as on mountains, above which there is perpetual snow.
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snow line
(ˈsnoʊˌfleɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the latitudinal line marking the limit of the fall of snow at sea level.
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subalpine
Webster Dictionary
inhabiting the somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains, but considerably below the snow line
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avalanche lily
(avalanche lily, Erythronium montanum)
Princeton's WordNet
perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United States
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erythronium montanum
(avalanche lily, Erythronium montanum)
Princeton's WordNet
perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United States
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sleet
(sleet)
Princeton's WordNet
partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
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besnow
Webster Dictionary
to cover with snow; to whiten with snow, or as with snow
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alignment
Webster Dictionary
the act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron
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snow-broth
Webster Dictionary
snow and water mixed, or snow just melted; very cold liquor
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besnow
Webster Dictionary
to scatter like snow; to cover thick, as with snow flakes
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slush
Webster Dictionary
a mixture of snow and water; half-melted snow
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niveous
Webster Dictionary
snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the qualities of snow
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line
Webster Dictionary
a series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings
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snowy
(ˈsnoʊ i)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of the color of snow; snow-white.
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print
Webster Dictionary
a mark made by impression; a line, character, figure, or indentation, made by the pressure of one thing on another; as, the print of teeth or nails in flesh; the print of the foot in sand or snow
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white-out
(whiteout)
Princeton's WordNet
an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds
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whiteout
(whiteout)
Princeton's WordNet
an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds
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slushy
Webster Dictionary
abounding in slush; characterized by soft mud or half-melted snow; as, the streets are slushy; the snow is slushy
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snowy
Webster Dictionary
abounding with snow; covered with snow
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snow
Webster Dictionary
to scatter like snow; to cover with, or as with, snow
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offset
(ˈɔfˈskrin, ˈɒf-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also called offset line. a line a short distance from and parallel to a main survey line.
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lineage
Webster Dictionary
descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage
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lineal
Webster Dictionary
in the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude
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feeder
Webster Dictionary
a branch railroad, stage line, or the like; a side line which increases the business of the main line
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direction
Webster Dictionary
the line or course upon which anything is moving or aimed to move, or in which anything is lying or pointing; aim; line or point of tendency; direct line or course; as, the ship sailed in a southeasterly direction
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tangent
Webster Dictionary
a tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function
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storm
Webster Dictionary
a violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often, a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, whether accompanied with wind or not
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snow-capped
Webster Dictionary
having the top capped or covered with snow; as, snow-capped mountains
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line
Webster Dictionary
the equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line
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