snowdriftnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsnəʊ.drɪft/us/ˈsnoʊ.drɪft/a large pile of snow formed by the wind
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Precipitation: snow & ice
- crevasse
- drift
- freeze
- frost
- frosty
- glacial
- glaciation
- hailstorm
- hoarfrost
- ice cap
- Jack Frost
- mogul
- moraine
- pack ice
- permafrost
- sleet
- slushy
- snow line
- snowfall
- snowflake
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Examples from literature
- Snowdrifts blow onto roads and train tracks.
- Snowdrifts can be many meters high.
- Strong winds make snowdrifts, large piles of snow that the wind forms.