snowbank

noun

snow·​bank ˈsnō-ˌbaŋk 

: a mound or slope of snow

Examples of snowbank in a Sentence

The car slid into a snowbank.

Recent Examples on the Web

So too were the buildings, including my hotel, which poked through the seven-foot-high snowbanks, looking like an ancient shipwreck covered in shifting sand. — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026

With their guns drawn, the three officers at one point were able to surround Jones, who had a small snowbank to his back as began swaying back and forth in the street. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2026

Also in January, another ValuJet DC-9 with 30 people aboard slid into a snowbank after landing at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, closing the airport for nearly three hours. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026

The front of the GMC struck the passenger side of the Subaru, pinning it against a snowbank, said Officer Carlos Perez, a spokesperson for the CHP’s Trucke office. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snowbank

• gangplank
• nonbank
• outflank
• sandbank
• antitank
• interbank
• riverbank
• banc
• bank
• blank
• clank
• crank

Kids Definition

snowbank

noun

snow·​bank ˈsnō-ˌbaŋk 

: a mound or slope of snow