What does BLIZZARD mean?

Definitions for BLIZZARD
ˈblɪz ərdbliz·zard

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blizzard, snowstormnoun

    a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds

  2. rash, blizzardnoun

    a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences

    "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits"

Wiktionary

  1. blizzardnoun

    A severe snowstorm, especially with strong winds and greatly reduced visibility.

  2. blizzardnoun

    A large amount of paperwork.

  3. blizzardnoun

    A large number of similar things, such as a blizzard of political ads.

  4. blizzardverb

    To fall in windy conditions

Wikipedia

  1. 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.

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  1. 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

  1. Blizzardnoun

    a gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast

Wikidata

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BLIZZARD in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BLIZZARD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of BLIZZARD in a Sentence

  1. One New Hampshire GOP official:

    There are no other campaigns canceling events as far as I know right now. We would expect there to be a blizzard for a campaign to cancel, so maybe the question is: Why did he go back to New York last night?

  2. Kelsey Karkos:

    He knew exactly what I was looking for and came over to help me! Such a great person with Boston spirit during the blizzard!

  3. Phil Spencer:

    We believe that creative success and autonomy go hand-in-hand with treating every person with dignity and respect. We hold all teams, and all leaders, to this commitment, we're looking forward to extending our culture of proactive inclusion to the great teams across Activision Blizzard.

  4. Michael Osterholm:

    We know that over the next five to six weeks we're going to continue to see transmission of this virus throughout this country, much like a viral blizzard, with that, we are going to see a perfect storm in our health care settings.

  5. Storm Prediction Center:

    A highly anomalous April snowstorm with blizzard conditions is expected from northwestern Nebraska and across the central Dakotas and then into northern Minnesota.

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