Definition of "cold snap" []

• A period of exceptionally cold weather. (noun)

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• "Even in the midst of a cold snap in December, our building had flies and rodents and all sorts of delightful beasties."
• "GLASGOW, Scotland -- Kwik Fit Insurance has reported a 57% spike in calls from customers who have broken down as a result of the ongoing cold snap affecting the British Isles."
• "The calving front is now exposing areas of ice formed very recently, in a cold snap just prior to the Great Melt ten thousand years ago."