snow hole
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The rescue services say there is a good chance the missing skiers can survive, despite temperatures of -16C and winds of up to 80km/h, if they have managed to dig themselves a snow hole.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024
We can be stuck in the middle — with the snow hole.
From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2021
At one point, he more or less hibernates for three days in a snow hole, unable to find the house in a blizzard.
From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2012
"It puts me in mind of the time you and I got in the snow hole, last winter," said Whopper, referring to an incident related in detail in "Guns and Snowshoes."
From Young Hunters of the Lake by Bonehill, Ralph
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