What does winter mean in English?

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winter Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather is coldest:
- I think you tend to eat more in (the) winter.
- Last winter we went skiing.
- It's been a surprisingly mild winter.
- a winter/winter's day
- winter weather/snow
1 (especially of a bird) to spend the winter in a particular place:
- Birds migrate so that they can winter in a warmer country.
- A lot of older people from northern states winter in Florida or Arizona.
2 the season when the weather is coldest between fall and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator:
- [ C ] last/next/this winter
- [ U ] My grandparents often vacation in Florida for part of the winter.

Delicate plants need to be kept in a greenhouse during the winter.
Everywhere looks so grey and depressing in winter.
We need to conserve our supplies so we can get through the winter.
The road is open now, but it is often blocked by snow in the winter.
We tend to get cold winters and warm, dry summers in this part of the country.
The relativity of the excesses over the six winters in respiratory disorders was broadly consistent in each data series (three age groups, three parameters).
In a northern temperate climate with cold, moist winters and warm, moist summers, spring is often the most favourable season for seedling establishment.
The land receives abundant rainfall, with generally mild winters and hot, although humid, summers, and intensive agricultural cultivation began more than three hundred years ago.