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snowbank

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[snoh-bangk] / ˈsnoʊˌbæŋk /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of snowbank

First recorded in 1770–80; snow + bank 1

Example Sentences

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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

The duo rode a single plastic sled in tandem off a snowbank at the end of a half-pipe at the resort and were launched high.

From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2023

During the coldest weather, he will sometimes make a shelter by burrowing into a snowbank, just big enough for himself.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023

A 22-year-old trapped in her car, a man found dead in a snowbank on his birthday: Families are mourning nearly 30 people who died in the Buffalo area blizzard.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2022

If she does it wrong, if she upsets Brian Finestein into a snowbank, it will be my fault.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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