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long winter

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meanings of longand winter


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long
adjective
uk /lɒŋ/ us /lɑːŋ/
continuing for a large amount ...
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winter
noun[C or U]
uk /ˈwɪn.tər/ us /ˈwɪn.t̬ɚ/
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 ...
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Examples of long winter


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For the shorter season barley, lentil and chickpea, a relatively cold and longwinter will reduce the amount of vegetative growth before flowering and maturity, leading to lower seed yield.
In contrast, unless the crop is damaged in the winter, a relatively cold and longwinter will have much less effect on the longer season safflower.
There are relatively few really sunny days for sitting in the garden, but many longwinter evenings for curling up by the fire.
No doubt, as soon as language had emerged, we lied about our prowess, cheated our friends and fantasized whole worlds to walk in on longwinter nights.
There is a longwinter and many hours of darkness.
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For some of them, it must have been a longwinter.
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That is further evidence that we are pulling out of the longwinter of the recession.
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During the longwinter, he observed a small jar of earth with a microscope.
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The tourist business has a short seasonal peak and longwinter troughs.
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Our geographic position ensures that we do not get enough daylight during our longwinter months.
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If a ban is accepted, many farmers may have little to think about in the longwinter months except the collapse of their businesses.
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This is particularly so with people who are in their 70s and who do not get out much, especially during the longwinter months.
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It is beginning to show distinct elements of recovery after the longwinter through which it has passed.
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A species which is relied upon by a lot of people to help see us through a longwinter.
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To elaborate and work out delightful details, adding storey upon storey, and pier to pier, on a longwinter evening.
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There has never before been such a longwinter of uninterrupted progress in housing and it is pleasant to congratulate them on that.
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People there were hoping for some relief after a hard and longwinter with the highest level of unemployment for many years.
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We do not wish them to be faced with a decision whether to return the television set and to have no entertainment in the cold, longwinter.
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We mused upon the possibility that the photographs could be pasted into albums and that police officers could while away longwinter nights turning the pages and admiring these mugshots.
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It is not likely that we are to have any startling military successes to ponder over during the longwinter months.
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