cold spell

/koʊld spɛl/
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Other forms: cold spells

Definitions of cold spell
  1. noun
    a spell of cold weather
    synonyms: cold snap
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    type of:
    bout, patch, piece, spell, while
    a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
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