What does blizzard mean?
Definitions for blizzard
ˈblɪz ərdbliz·zard
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word blizzard.
Princeton's WordNet
blizzard, snowstormnoun
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
rash, blizzardnoun
a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
"a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits"
Wiktionary
blizzardnoun
A severe snowstorm, especially with strong winds and greatly reduced visibility.
blizzardnoun
A large amount of paperwork.
blizzardnoun
A large number of similar things, such as a blizzard of political ads.
blizzardverb
To fall in windy conditions
Wikipedia
Blizzard
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds and low visibility, lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically at least three or four hours. A ground blizzard is a weather condition where snow is not falling but loose snow on the ground is lifted and blown by strong winds. Blizzards can have an immense size and usually stretch to hundreds or thousands of kilometres.
ChatGPT
blizzard
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 35 mph and lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically three hours or more. It can result in poor visibility and can cause dangerous or even life-threatening conditions due to cold temperatures and accumulation of snow, often leading to treacherous travel conditions.
Webster Dictionary
Blizzardnoun
a gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast
Wikidata
Blizzard
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 km/h and lasting for a prolonged period of time — typically three hours or more. A severe blizzard has winds over 72 km/h, near zero visibility, and temperatures of −12 °C or lower. A ground blizzard is a weather condition where snow is not falling but loose snow on the ground is lifted and blown by strong winds.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Blizzard
bliz′ard, n. a blinding storm of wind and snow, a snow-squall.—adjs. Blizz′ardly, Blizz′ardous. [A modern coinage—most prob. onomatopœic, on the analogy of blow, blast, &c.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BLIZZARD
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Blizzard is ranked #7481 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Blizzard surname appeared 4,453 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Blizzard.
84.3% or 3,754 total occurrences were White.
10.8% or 483 total occurrences were Black.
1.7% or 78 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.7% or 77 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 39 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.4% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blizzard in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blizzard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of blizzard in a Sentence
I confirmed our intent to honor all existing agreements upon acquisition of Activision Blizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation, sony is an important part of our industry, and we value our relationship.
There is no place anywhere at our company for discrimination, harassment, or unequal treatment of any kind, and I am grateful to the employees who bravely shared their experiences, i remain unwavering in my commitment to make Activision Blizzard one of the world's most inclusive, respected, and respectful workplaces.
More than likely, we're probably going to go to a blizzard warning in eastern Massachusetts and particularly Cape Cod where they could see winds of 70 miles per hour (113 kph).
We certainly have been preparing for this blizzard all week, which is going to drop a huge amount of snow on the District of Columbia that we haven't really seen in 90 years.
Tonight is about grit, and my story, like so many of yours, is one of resilience, i announced my candidacy in the middle of a Minnesota blizzard. And there were a lot of people that predicted I wouldn't even get through that speech, but not the people of my state, and not the people of New Hampshire. Except, then they predicted that we wouldn't make it through the summer. We did. Then they predicted we wouldn't make it to the debates and Man, were we at the debate in New Hampshire.
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- عاصفة ثلجيةArabic
- буранBashkir
- виелица, фъртунаBulgarian
- rufaga, torbCatalan, Valencian
- blizard, chumelenice, sněhová vichřice, vánice, sněhová bouře, meteliceCzech
- lluwchwyntWelsh
- snestormDanish
- Schneesturm, BlizzardGerman
- χιονοθύελλα, θύελλα, χαρτομάνιGreek
- ventisca, tempestad de nieveSpanish
- bisutsBasque
- کولاک, بورانPersian
- myräkkä, pyry, lumimyrskyFinnish
- blizzardFrench
- síobadh sneachtaIrish
- cathadh-sneachda, cathadhScottish Gaelic
- hóviharHungarian
- ձնաբուքArmenian
- nivegoza tempestoIdo
- tormenta, marea, montagna, bufera di neveItalian
- סוּפַת שHebrew
- 猛吹雪Japanese
- ქარბუქიGeorgian
- ಹಿಮಪಾತKannada
- бороонKyrgyz
- ningor, nigorLatin
- huka kairākauMāori
- цасан шуургаMongolian
- snøstormNorwegian
- chííl bił hááyołNavajo, Navaho
- śnieżyca, zadymka, nawała, blizzard, zamieć, nawałPolish
- monte, nevão, nevasca, montanhaPortuguese
- vifor, viscolRomanian
- снежная буря, пурга, метель, буран, вьюгаRussian
- мѐћава, mèćavaSerbo-Croatian
- blizzardSlovene
- snöoväder, snöstormSwedish
- tipiTurkish
- bão tuyếtVietnamese
- 暴风雪Chinese
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