blizzard : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: blizzard	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for blizzard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blizzard n a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds Synonym(s): blizzard, snowstorm a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits" Synonym(s): rash, blizzard
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Storm \Storm\, n. {Anticyclonic storm} (Meteor.), a storm characterized by a central area of high atmospheric pressure, and having a system of winds blowing spirally outward in a direction contrary to that cyclonic storms. It is attended by low temperature, dry air, infrequent precipitation, and often by clear sky. Called also {high-area storm}, {anticyclone}. When attended by high winds, snow, and freezing temperatures such storms have various local names, as {blizzard}, {wet norther}, {purga}, {buran}, etc. {Cyclonic storm}. (Meteor.) A cyclone, or low-area storm. See {Cyclone}, above. Stovain \Sto"va*in\, n. Also -ine \-ine\ . [Stove (a translation of the name of the discoverer, Fourneau + -in, -ine.] (Pharm.) A substance, {C14H22O2NCl}, the hydrochloride of an amino compound containing benzol, used, in solution with strychnine, as a local an[91]sthetic, esp. by injection into the sheath of the spinal cord, producing an[91]sthesia below the point of introduction.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blizzard \Bliz"zard\ (bl[icr]z"z[etil]rd), n. [Cf. {Blaze} to flash. Formerly, in local use, a rattling volley; cf. [bd]to blaze away[b8] to fire away.] A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast. [U. S.]