snowdrift
noun
snow·drift
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Definition of snowdrift
: a bank of drifted snow
Examples of snowdrift in a Sentence
The car was almost buried in a snowdrift.
Recent Examples on the Web
The snowdrifts that can render some trails inaccessible early in the season have finally melted, meaning all 734 miles of hiking trail are accessible. — Justin Franz, The Know, "Have Glacier National Park to yourself," 1 Sep. 2019 The snowdrifts that can render some trails inaccessible early in the season have finally melted, meaning all 734 miles of hiking trail are accessible. — Justin Franz, Houston Chronicle, "Have Glacier National Park to yourself in the fall," 30 Aug. 2019 Like the train in Christie’s novel which gets stalled in a snowdrift, this is a project that could easily go off the rails. — Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, "Next stop: Istanbul — the Orient Express rolls into Baltimore’s Everyman Theatre this fall," 29 Aug. 2019 Patches of snow are frequent, with the longest snowfield about 200 feet, with snowdrifts in spots as high as 5 feet, that hikers are detouring around. — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "Yosemite’s high country finally opens to camping, hiking," 17 July 2019 The road had one to five foot snowdrifts this weekend, and temperatures overnight were in the 20s. — Carina Julig, The Denver Post, "Trail Ridge Road remains closed due to weekend snowfall," 24 June 2019 On December 28, Scott’s body was found by a volunteer search party, buried in a snowdrift. — Eric Ogden, Marie Claire, "The Invisible Victims," 10 June 2019 The road had up to five-foot snowdrifts this weekend, and temperatures overnight were in the 20s. — Carina Julig, The Denver Post, "Trail Ridge Road reopens after weekend closure," 25 June 2019 For example, scientists studying antibiotic resistance are using a game theory scenario called the snowdrift game, in which a player always benefits from cooperating. — Quanta Magazine, "Game Theory Calls Cooperation Into Question," 12 Feb. 2015These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snowdrift.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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snowdrift
noun
English Language Learners Definition of snowdrift
: a hill of snow that is formed by wind
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snowdrift
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snow·drift
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Kids Definition of snowdrift
: a bank of drifted snow