snowdrift
Translation
snowdrift
Examples
The car was stuck in a huge snowdrift.
The car was stuck in a huge snowdrift.
Snowdrifts blocked the road for several hours.
Snowdrifts blocked the road for several hours.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the)) snowdrift a bank of deep snow heaped up by the wind The car got stuck in a huge snowdrift.
Similar Words
Synonyms: snowbank, snow pile
Etymology
A compound of 'snow' and 'drift', meaning a mass of snow piled up by the wind.
Memory Tips
Picture snow 'drifting' in the wind to form a large pile or bank.