snowbank

noun

snow·​bank ˈsnō-ˌbaŋk How to pronounce snowbank (audio)
Synonyms of snowbanknext
: a mound or slope of snow

Examples of snowbank in a Sentence

The car slid into a snowbank.
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The actor gave him the tickets after a video of Mamoud diving into a snowbank went viral. Paul Burton, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026 She was taken into custody on Nov. 29, after a Steele County Sheriff’s deputy came across a vehicle stuck in a snowbank on the south shoulder of U.S. Highway 14 at the Interstate 35 overpass in Owatonna around 9 p.m. Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2026 Few imagine an everyday man collapsing into a snowbank in rural Idaho, his breath carving a shallow cave in the ice, his mind unraveling with every passing year. Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 22 Dec. 2025 His car hit both highway walls then careened over a snowbank and fell 70 feet. Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowbank

Word History

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowbank was in 1779

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“Snowbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowbank. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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snowbank

noun
snow·​bank ˈsnō-ˌbaŋk How to pronounce snowbank (audio)
: a mound or slope of snow

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