单词 | snow-hole |
释义 | > as lemmassnow-hole snow-hole n. (a) a hole or opening in the burner of a pyrites kiln; (b) a hole in snow used as a temporary shelter. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > kiln > [noun] > part of pyrites kiln snow-hole1880 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > shelter > a shelter > against weather or storms > others windscreen1671 paragrêle1830 weather-wall1838 paragrandine1842 ombrifuge1869 snow-hole1880 wind-break1894 storm-flap1929 trog1958 1880 J. Lomas Man. Alkali Trade 48 So adjusted..that..the tongues of flame just show a decided direction towards the exit, or ‘snow’ hole. 1953 P. Provancher I live in Woods vii. 64 To make a snow hole, dig to a depth of five feet at the foot of a steep incline or cliff. 1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. xiii. 195 Nivicoles, the inhabitants of snow~holes. 1978 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 7 May 7/8 The six men and three women spent..three nights in snow~holes—man-made snow caves—before reaching..the summit. < as lemmas |
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