How to Use snowbelt in a Sentence

snowbelt

noun
  • Monday's snow is focused across the Great Lakes, where heavy lake effect will blanket the typical snowbelt areas downwind of the lakes.
    Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The highest snowfall amounts of several inches will be in the typical snowbelt areas downwind of the Great Lakes.
    Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
  • In addition, snow is forecast to develop along the snowbelt this week along Michigan's west and northwest shorelines as significantly cold temperatures move in.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Forecasters expect snowfall rates of up to 1 inch per hour in favored snowbelts, particularly along Lake Superior.
    Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Downwind of the Great Lakes, lake-effect snow will continue through Tuesday morning, particularly in Michigan’s snowbelt.
    Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Strong westerly to northwesterly winds crossing Lake Erie can fuel lake-effect snow along the snowbelt, impacting cities such as Cleveland, Toledo, and Sandusky.
    Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025

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