noun
Etymology
Origin of snowdrift
Example Sentences
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One of the main orbital highways around Vienna was closed for several hours, and other sections of highway were blocked by snowdrifts, stranded lorries or poor visibility, said the national automobile association, OAMTC.
From Barron's
On the railway, Network Rail has been working to clear heavy snowdrifts blocking lines across northern Scotland.
From BBC
More waste arrives daily, piling up like technicolour snowdrifts along the roads and rivers of Xa Cau, one of hundreds of "craft" recycling villages encircling Vietnam's capital Hanoi where waste is sorted, shredded and melted.
From Barron's
By this time there was a snowdrift of torn-up paper heaped around her chair.
From Literature
The glacier was covered with slick ice and sweeping snowdrifts and deep crevasses.
From Literature
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