Definition
A short and sudden period of cold weather.
In Context
- "A recent cold snap damaged citrus crops."
- "On the day that RAIL meets Mick Whelan, it's during a particularly chilly cold snap. A story has broken in the national press about train drivers refusing to walk to their cabs at Edge Hill depot, because the paths to the trains have not been cleared of snow."
Also Said As
- cold wave
- cold spell