snow melt — the spring and summer mass thawing of snow and ice which provides a sudden and massive increase in discharge to downslope rivers … Geography glossary
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thawing — noun 1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (Freq. 1) the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours • Syn: ↑thaw, ↑melt, ↑melting • Deri … Useful english dictionary
Thawing — thaw haw (th[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thawed} (th[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Thawing}.] [AS. [thorn][=a]wian, [thorn][=a]wan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf. also verdauen to digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), Icel. [thorn]eyja, Sw. t[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Geography of the Soviet Union — The Soviet Union was located in the middle and northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. Slightly less than 2.5 times the landmass of the United States, it was a continental sized country only slightly smaller than the whole of North America … Wikipedia
corn snow — noun granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing • Hypernyms: ↑snow * * * noun : granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing called also spring corn, spring snow * * * Skiing. snow in the form of small pellets or grains… … Useful english dictionary