snowbelt

snowbelt
/snoh"belt'/, n.
1. a region of annual or heavy snowfall.
2. (cap.) Also, Snow Belt. Also called Frostbelt. the northern parts of the U.S., esp. the Midwest and the Northeast, that are subject to considerable snowfall.
[1870-75; SNOW + BELT]

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