snow bridge
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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At another, they realized they were on a snow bridge across a cascading stream they hadn’t noticed on the way up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
When he fell, witnesses said he slid across a snow bridge on the Bergschrund - and not into the gap.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 20, 2017
These crevasses can be covered and hidden by a snow bridge and thus are a hazard for glacier travelers.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Crossing a glacier at the 8,000-ft. level, Arthur had shouted, "I'm slipping!" and then dropped through a snow bridge.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was the memory of the little girl Lyra, whom he had named Silvertongue, and whom he had last seen crossing the fragile snow bridge across a crevasse in his own island of Svalbard.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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