snow blindness
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- snow-blind adjective
Etymology
Origin of snow blindness
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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Dragging the incapacitated along on sledges, the rescuers struggled back to the Advance, enduring snow blindness and frostbite.
From Literature
His travels include encounters with Inuit people, snow blindness and a stinging need for solitude that leads him to abandon his family for a life in the Arctic trading post.
From Los Angeles Times
“Snow reflects UV light, which is a problem, which is why humans get snow blindness.”
From Seattle Times
Haidri said a Pakistani mountaineer, Asif Bhatti, was stranded on Nanga Parbat because of snow blindness, and efforts were underway to rescue him.
From Seattle Times
He was relieved when I told him a temporary case of snow blindness was the worst that had happened to the couple from San Jose State.
From Los Angeles Times
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