snowbank

American  

[snoh-bangk] / ˈsnoʊˌbæŋk /

noun

1. a mound of snow, as a snowdrift or snow shoveled from a road or sidewalk.

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Etymology

Origin of snowbank

First recorded in 1770–80; snow + bank ¹

Example Sentences

If you track it down, you’ll find the white raven is now the color of an Anchorage snowbank in spring — which is to say, not super white.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

She went outside and saw that a snowbank fell off their roof and onto Jason and the small enclosure where the generator was housed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023

Cristian Nunez shoveled a snowbank at a motel in Mammoth Lakes.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023

People, many in tears, stopped by to pay their respects and add to the growing memorial of flowers and stuffed toys in a snowbank outside the center where two 4-year-olds died in the incident.

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2023

It smashed against the snowbank that had piled up outside.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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