snowscape

noun

snow·​scape ˈsnō-ˌskāp How to pronounce snowscape (audio)
: a landscape covered with snow

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Ride a snowmobile or take a husky ride across the monochrome snowscape. — Joe Minihane, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022 In a hundred more miles on the road, the sun would hit the north-facing slopes, and the light would glint off the snowscape like diamonds. — Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2020 But trucks still clogged the roads heading to Parliament Hill, and with a snowfall overnight, had become part of the snowscape. — The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2022 Famed for its snowscapes, the Earth’s coldest, wildest, windiest, highest, and most mysterious continent has been experiencing a heat wave. — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2020 The Alaska Railroad offers everything from day trips and excursions from Anchorage, to ten-day long travel packages that capitalize on the state’s 24 hours of light during summer months and snowscape during winter months. — Jenna Kunze, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of snowscape was in 1886

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“Snowscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowscape. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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