| 单词 | snow-break |
| 释义 | > as lemmassnow-break snow-break n. (a) a rush of loose or melting snow; (b) a narrow strip of forest serving as a protection against snow; (c) the breaking of trees by the weight of snow; an area over which this happens. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > (area of) destruction of trees by snow or wind wood-sear1570 snow-break1837 wind-slash1866 windthrow1939 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [noun] > rush of loose or melting snow snow-break1837 the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > belt or line of trees > serving as screen or border shawa1563 screenc1660 snow-break1837 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. vii. iv. 353 And so, like snowbreak from the mountains,..it storms. 1895 W. R. Fisher tr. Hess Forest Protection 482 The term snow~break is used to denote the breakage of stems or branches. 1905 Terms Forestry & Logging (Bull. U.S. Dept. Agric., Bureau Forestry, No. 61) 21 Snowbreak. 1. The breaking of trees by snow. 2. An area on which trees have been broken by snow. 3. Shelterbelt. 1928 R. S. Troup Silvicultural Syst. v. 70 Its uneven-aged condition up to the pole stage is considered to be a protection against both snowbreak and sliding snow on steep hill-sides. 1933 Forestry 7 146 In spite of the relatively high elevation there was no indication of snowbreak. < as lemmas |
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