snowbelt

== English == === Etymology === From snow +‎ belt. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “On the model of sunbelt?”) === Noun === snowbelt (plural snowbelts) An area that is characterized by heavy annual snowfall. (also with capital) Especially, the area around the Great Lakes in the north-eastern United States.