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snowfield

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snow·field  (snfld)
n.
A large expanse of snow, especially at the head of a glacier.

snowfield [ˈsnəʊˌfiːld]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a large area of permanent snow

snowfield  (snfld)
A large expanse of snow, usually with a smooth and uniform surface, and especially at the head of a glacier.
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Noun1.snowfieldsnowfield - a permanent wide expanse of snow    
champaign, plain, field - extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
Translations
snowfield [ˈsnəʊfiːld] Ncampo m de nieve
snowfield [ˈsnəʊfiːld] nchamp m de neige


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You've quite made up your mind to go back to Snowfield o' Saturday, Dinah?
At first in gathered mists on the higher peaks that were lifted in the morning sun only to show a fresher field of dazzling white below; in white clouds that at first seemed to be mere drifts blown across from those fresh snowfields, and obscuring the clear blue above; in far-off murmurs in the hollow hills and gulches; in nearer tinkling melody and baby prattling in the leaves.
 
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