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snowdrift

[ snoh-drift ]
/ ˈsnoʊˌdrɪft /
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noun

a mound or bank of snow driven together by the wind.
snow driven before the wind.

RELATED WORDS

sleet, slush, snowbank, snowflake, snowfall

Nearby words

snowcat, snowclone, snowcreep, snowdon, snowdonia, snowdrift, snowdrop, snowdrop tree, snowed, snowed under, snowfall

Origin of snowdrift

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at snow, drift
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British Dictionary definitions for snowdrift

snowdrift

/ (ˈsnəʊˌdrɪft) /

noun

a bank of deep snow driven together by the wind
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Word Origin and History for snowdrift

snowdrift

n.

c.1300, from snow (n.) + drift (n.).

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