snowshed

[ snoh-shed ]

/ ˈsnoʊˌʃɛd /

noun

a structure, as over an extent of railroad track on a mountainside, for protection against snow.

Nearby words

snowpack, snowplough, snowplow, snows of kilimanjaro, the, snowscape, snowshed, snowshoe, snowshoe cat, snowshoe hare, snowshoe hare virus, snowshoe rabbit

Origin of snowshed

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; snow + shed¹

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Examples from the Web for snowshed

Both the firemen on Number Six have went out from gas—in the snowshed.
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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.
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Houston followed the figure toward the snowshed on the hill.
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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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