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Record 1 2005-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

In the Gulf [of] St. Lawrence, a local form of blizzard in which the wind-borne ice particles almost cut the skin from the face.

OBS

barber: Applied colloquially to a bitterly cold wind which seems to "cut" the face. Chiefly Canada and New Zealand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent, forme localisée de blizzard dans laquelle les particules de glace emportées par le vent déchirent presque la peau du visage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

En el Golfo de San Lorenzo, forma localizada de "blizzard" en la que las partículas de hielo transportadas por el viento casi cortan la piel de la cara.

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