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snowshed

[ snoh-shed ]
/ ˈsnoʊˌʃɛd /
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noun
a structure, as over an extent of railroad track on a mountainside, for protection against snow.
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Origin of snowshed

An Americanism dating back to1865–70; snow + shed1

Words nearby snowshed

snow plant, snowplough, snowplow, snow pudding, snowscape, snowshed, snowshoe, snowshoe cat, snowshoe hare, snowslide, snowstorm
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How to use snowshed in a sentence

  • The grip of at least one snowshed was broken; but there remained twenty more—and the Death Trail—beyond!

    The White Desert|Courtney Ryley Cooper

  • Only one snowshed remained, with but a feeble bulwark of drifts before it.

    The White Desert|Courtney Ryley Cooper

  • Both the firemen on Number Six have went out from gas—in the snowshed.

    The White Desert|Courtney Ryley Cooper

  • Houston followed the figure toward the snowshed on the hill.

    The White Desert|Courtney Ryley Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for snowshed

snowshed
/ (ˈsnəʊˌʃɛd) /
noun
a shelter built over an exposed section of railway track to prevent its blockage by snow
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