Word of the Week - 58

BLIZZARD

The first word of the week of 2010 is weather related and pretty useful for what is occuring around Europe at the moment. The word is a noun which describes a severe snow storm with strong winds.

Here is an example from this week's news stories:

"...police and mountain rescuers trekked for an hour through driving snow to reach five experienced walkers stranded in blizzard conditions..."

"Jill, in the Wirral, said her 12-year-old daughter was left stranded six miles from her house in a blizzard when her school closed early."

The word can also be used metaphorically to mean a large amount of something.

"2010 will see a blizzard of television innovations" (meaning lots of new innovations in television)