Snow and ice · Weather
heavy snow
a lot of snow
Heavy snow is a large amount of snow falling thickly and often causing problems.
Hear it in real life
Are you driving to work tomorrow?
I’m not sure—heavy snow is forecast.
Several roads were closed after heavy snow fell overnight.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Strong snow is expected tonight.
Say: Heavy snow is expected tonight.
Use 'heavy', not 'strong', to describe a large amount of falling snow.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
heavy snow; heavy snow is expected; delayed by heavy snow
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Weather · Snow and ice: the words around “heavy snow”.
heavy snow A lot of snow falling thickly. The forecast phrase that comes with travel warnings.
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Your turn: say it out loud
Several roads were closed after heavy snow fell overnight.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
heavy snow
a lot of snow
“Several roads were closed after heavy snow fell overnight.”
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