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snowbank

American  
[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

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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

The young men were riding in tandem down the halfpipe at Copper Mountain Ski Resort in Summit County when they launched off a large snowbank at the bottom, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

From Seattle Times Mar. 20, 2023

Storms this winter have dumped so intensely across the Sierra Nevada that on Wednesday he simply walked up a massive snowbank to the top of his house.

From New York Times Mar. 9, 2023

He had begun to take his leave when he heard a hello coming from the opposite snowbank.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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