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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

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She returned hours later to find him in a snowbank.

From Seattle Times May 2, 2024

In 2015, he broke both legs when the van he was driving flipped after hitting a snowbank in New Brunswick.

From Washington Times Jun. 6, 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

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

But as Duane continued down the path, he heard a hello coming from a snowbank.

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

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