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snowdrift

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snow·drift  (sndrft)
n.
A mass or bank of snow piled up by the wind.
snowdrift [ˈsnəʊˌdrɪft]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a bank of deep snow driven together by the wind
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.snowdriftsnowdrift - a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
drift - a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
Translations
snowdrift [ˈsnəʊdrɪft] N → ventisca f, ventisquero m
snowdrift [ˈsnəʊˌdrɪft] n → cumulo di neve (ammucchiato dal vento)
snowdrift [ˈsnəʊˌdrɪft] n → cumulo di neve (ammucchiato dal vento)


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Though he still felt some warmth from the tea he had drunk and from his energetic struggle when clambering about in the snowdrift, he knew that this warmth would not last long and that he had no strength left to warm himself again by moving about, for he felt as tired as a horse when it stops and refuses to go further in spite of the whip, and its master sees that it must be fed before it can work again.
Master and Man by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Walking across the yard, passing a snowdrift by the lilac tree, he went into the cowhouse.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
No, no, mother,' replied Wardle; 'he says there's a snowdrift, and a wind that's piercing cold.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
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