(US) Of crops, having been killed by winter weather.

A meteorological event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm in which ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form.

plural of atomic winter

Any sport, originally only played during the winter, that is played on ice or snow.

(colloquial) A traditional English strong ale that is brewed in the winter months. It is usually quite dark, but not as dark as a stout, and may be spiced.

A predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground.

(uncommon) Nuclear winter.

Synonym of Olympic Winter Games

A period of time off during the winter, especially over the Christmas period.

(astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun.