SNOWDRIFT
Snowdrift
A snowdrift is a deposit of snow sculpted by wind into a mound during a snowstorm. Snowdrifts resemble sand dunes and are formed in a similar manner, namely, by wind moving light snow and depositing it when the wind has virtually stopped, usually against a stationary object. Snow normally crests and slopes off toward the surface on the windward side of a large object. On the leeward side, areas near the object are a bit lower than surrounding areas, but are generally flatter.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Snowdrift
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snow drift
Noun
- An accumulation of snow caused by wind currents, typically much deeper and higher than the depth of snow that fell directly.
- We had two feet of snow fall, two days ago, but when I drove off the road about five hundred yards into the forest (thinking I was still on the road) I lost my car in a twelve foot deep snow drift. When I returned two days later it was under another eighteen feet of snow...the tow-truck's fifty foot winch cable couldn't get it out of the snow drift until spring.
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snowdrift
Noun
- A bank of snow accumulated by the wind.
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