snowshed
[ snoh-shed ]
/ ˈsnoʊˌʃɛd /
Save This Word!
noun
a structure, as over an extent of railroad track on a mountainside, for protection against snow.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Words nearby snowshed
snow plant, snowplough, snowplow, snow pudding, snowscape, snowshed, snowshoe, snowshoe cat, snowshoe hare, snowshoe hare virus, snowslide
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for snowshed
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012