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.

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Origin of snowdrift

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at snow, drift

Words nearby snowdrift

snow crystal, snow day, snow devil, Snowdon, Snowdonia, snowdrift, snowdrop, snowdrop tree, snowed, snowfall, snow fence

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How to use snowdrift in a sentence

In fact, the first ski area in this valley, Driftland, opened in 1951 on a massive, recurring snowdrift, reportedly so deep that it often lingered into summer.
Skiing West Virginia’s ‘Canadian Valley’ in a banner season|John Briley|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
In places like Rocky Mountain National Park, snowdrifts ripple over meadows, and creeks burble between shelves of ice.
How to Safely Explore Colorado's Backcountry This Year|Outside Editors|January 28, 2021|Outside Online
My favorite began with a grainy black and white shot of a large snowdrift.
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The crude, rusting poles are piled side-by-side in a snowdrift of steel on the floor of the Hirshhorn.
Chinese Hold Ai WeiWei’s Passport, Denies Access to Art Opening|Blake Gopnik|October 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Where the last remnants of the snowdrift lingered yesterday the plow breaks the sod to-day.
A Year in the Fields|John Burroughs
Penny landed in a snowdrift at the river bank, her parka awry, goggles hanging on one ear.
Ghost Beyond the Gate|Mildred A. Wirt
The publisher waded through a shrunken snowdrift to a side door of the building.
Ghost Beyond the Gate|Mildred A. Wirt
Snowdrift of the mountains, Spindrift of the sea, You shall keep your kingdoms; Joscelyn for me!
Songs from Vagabondia|Bliss Carman and Richard Hovey
Snowdrift of the mountains, Spindrift of the sea, Let us part the treasure Of the world in three.
Songs from Vagabondia|Bliss Carman and Richard Hovey

British Dictionary definitions for snowdrift

snowdrift

/ (ˈsnəʊˌdrɪft) /

noun

a bank of deep snow driven together by the wind

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snowdrift

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