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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

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

From New York Times Mar. 21, 2023

The body of Charles Ahkiviana, 55, was discovered frozen in a snowbank near a busy department store, the Anchorage Daily News reported.

From Seattle Times Feb. 13, 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

Theon pointed to where a snowbank had crept up the wall of tire keep.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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