- 1a snowstorm with very strong winds blizzard conditions The blizzard struck the north-east yesterday, causing serious damage. a raging/howling blizzard Wordfindersnowavalanche, blizzard, drift, flurry, hail, icicle, sleet, slush, snow, thaw CollocationsThe weatherGood weather be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something) the sunshine breaks/streams through something fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/bootsBad weather thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun the sky darkens/turns black a fine mist hangs in the air a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down snow falls/comes down/covers something the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph) a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm hear rolling/distant thunder be battered/buffeted by strong winds (British English) be blowing a gale battle against/brave the elementsThe weather improves the sun breaks through the clouds the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up) the clouds part/clear the rain stops/lets up/holds off the wind dies down the storm passes the mist/fog lifts/clears Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveblinding, fierce, heavy, … verb + blizzardbrave, blow blizzard + verbhit (something), strike (something), blow, … blizzard + nounconditions prepositionin blizzard, into blizzard, through blizzard, … See full entry See related entries: Snow and ice, Wind, Natural disasters
- 2a large quantity of things that may seem to be attacking you a blizzard of documents Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally US, denoting a violent blow): of unknown origin.Extra examples He fought his way through the blizzard. The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain. We got stuck in a howling blizzard. More than a million lambs died in the worst blizzards to hit New Zealand in 30 years. The falling snow was approaching blizzard conditions.
blizzard
nounBrE BrE//ˈblɪzəd//; NAmE NAmE//ˈblɪzərd//
Snow and ice, Wind, Natural disastersCheck pronunciation: blizzard
