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: --
1 (especially of a bird) to spend the winter in a particular place: --
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: --
[ U ] My grandparents often vacation in Florida for part of the winter.
[ C ] last/next/this winter
By winter's end in loam soil, about 70% of the seeds remained at the shallowest horizon (0-2 mm), 20% at 2-4 mm and 10% at 4-6 mm.
By contrast, relatively harsh winters can occur in some of the more elevated areas of its distribution, coincidentally the sites with higher parasitism rates, with snowfalls and frequent freezing temperatures.
The variations in this regard are attributed mainly to the presence or otherwise of ratooned cotton, particularly in mild winters and to seasons of very late planting.
Many were written expressly to describe tragic or dramatic events, particularly wintering by ships beset in the ice, some to be published as books or in newspapers or magazines.
On a snow-covered, late winter's morning the pending sunburst hangs low in the sky [42].
The small number of unidentified birds, wintering migrants and vagrants outside their known breeding range were ignored.
The hydrochastic capsules open when wetted by only a few drops of rain in the following winters.
Epidemics were noted during the winters of 1982-83 and 1985-86.