winterkill

ˈwɪntərˌkɪl

Definition

Definition of winterkill - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

cold damage

intr.

die from winter conditions

intr.

Many crops winterkill during severe winters.

freeze

perish

agriculture

tr.

TECH.

kill plants by frost or cold

tr.

TECH.

Farmers worry that frost will winterkill the seedlings.

chill

freeze

frostbite

Noun

ecology

Rare

death caused by harsh winter conditions

Rare

The winterkill affected the deer population severely.

frostbite

agriculture

TECH.

damage to crops from winter weather

TECH.

Farmers reported significant winterkill in their wheat fields.

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Origin of winterkill

English, winter + kill (to die)

Examples of winterkill in a sentence

The garden plants may winterkill without protection.
The harsh winter might winterkill the crops.
Gardeners fear that the cold will winterkill their plants.
The fish in the lake suffered winterkill last year.
Farmers worry about winterkill affecting their crops.
The vineyard suffered winterkill after the harsh season.

Winterkill affected the apple orchards this year.

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French:périr, mortalité hivernale, ...
German:erfrieren, Wintertod, ...
Italian:morire per il freddo, moria invernale, ...
Spanish:morir, mortalidad invernal, ...
Portuguese:morrer, morte invernal, ...
Chinese:冻死, 冬季死亡, ...
Japanese:枯死する, 冬の死, ...
Arabic:يَهْلِك, نفوق الشتاء, ...
Hebrew:לְהִיפָּגֵעַ מֵהַחוֹרֶף, מוות בחורף, ...
Russian:гибнуть, зимняя гибель, ...
Ukrainian:гинуть, зимова загибель, ...
Hindi:सर्दियों में मरना, सर्दियों की मार, ...
Bengali:শীতে মারা যাওয়া, উইন্টারকিল, ...
Catalan:matar-se pel fred, mortalitat hivernal, ...
Czech:vymrznout, zimní úhyn, ...
Danish:vinterdræbes, vinterdød, ...
Dutch:doodvriezen, wintersterfte, ...
Greek:πεθαίνω από το κρύο, χειμερινός θάνατος, ...
Hungarian:elpusztul, téli elhullás, ...
Khmer:ងាប់ដោយសាររដូវរងា, ការងាប់ដោយសារលក្ខខណ្ឌរដូវរងាដ៏ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, ...
Korean:죽다, 혹한으로 인한 폐사, ...
Persian:از بین رفت, تلفات زمستانی, ...
Polish:wymarznąć, zamarznięcie, ...
Portuguese (BR):morrer, morte no inverno, ...
Romanian:a muri din cauza iernii, ger, ...
Swedish:dö av vinterkyla, vinterdöd, ...
Thai:ตายจากหนาว, การตายจากฤดูหนาว, ...
Turkish:kışın ölmek, kış ölümü, ...
Vietnamese:chết rét, cái chết do mùa đông, ...

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