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snow cave

British  

noun

  1. mountaineering another name for snow hole

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They confirmed one of the climbers had died and dug a snow cave and tended to the hurt climber, according to a statement from the park.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

“It is like being in a snow cave and hypothermia is a real danger.”

From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

If you're outside and caught in the storm, find shelter and try to stay dry and cover all exposed body parts, exercise or build a lean-to, windbreak or snow cave and fire for heat.

From Fox News ● Oct. 26, 2021

In order to escape from the snow cave, he fashioned a chisel that he sometimes described as having been made from his own frozen feces.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 1, 2019

The first night, still in thick timber, he instinctively made a little snow cave, wrapped himself in a blanket, and slept warmly in his icy cubbyhole.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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