snowdrift

noun

snow·​drift ˈsnō-ˌdrift How to pronounce snowdrift (audio)
: a bank of drifted snow

Examples of snowdrift in a Sentence

The car was almost buried in a snowdrift.
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After a day outdoors, the nearly 26,000-square-foot spa beckons with hydrotherapy pools, a 115-foot indoor lap pool, an outdoor pool surrounded by snowdrifts in winter, and saunas scented with pine. Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025 Law enforcement officials stated that the helicopter lost traction while attempting to land at 7:43 A.M. local time, skidding in snowdrifts and overturning on the helipad. Owen Clarke, Outside, 31 Oct. 2025 Each loop of the driveway produced an impassable snowdrift in winter, but by then Carol and Mike were on the coast, watching waving kelp fronds from their living room. Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025 Hours after Oberholtzer and Schnee were murdered, that same night, rescuers responded to a pickup stuck in a snowdrift on a mountain pass outside Breckenridge. Christina Coulter, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowdrift

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowdrift was in the 14th century

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“Snowdrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowdrift. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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snowdrift

noun
snow·​drift -ˌdrift How to pronounce snowdrift (audio)
: a bank of drifted snow

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