snowcapped
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of snowcapped
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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Taxis and minibuses zip past, taking the new arrivals to the airport in the nearest city, Van, a two-hour drive away on a highway between snowcapped mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
It’s a stunning campus, nested between the snowcapped Wasatch Mountains and Utah Lake.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025
Then, a midge-carrying disease crossed over the nearby snowcapped Pyrenees from Spain and infected many of their cattle, causing death and miscarriages.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024
As the climbing season shrinks, the glaciated peaks on Washington’s snowcapped volcanoes are becoming more difficult to reach.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2023
When he saw the narrow stony road, the foothills rising high and wild all around them, and the jagged snowcapped peaks on the distant horizon, all the hope went out of him in a rush.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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