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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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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 CooperOnly one snowshed remained, with but a feeble bulwark of drifts before it.
The White Desert|Courtney Ryley CooperBoth the firemen on Number Six have went out from gas—in the snowshed.
The White Desert|Courtney Ryley CooperHouston 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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