snowbank

noun

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

Examples of snowbank in a Sentence

The car slid into a snowbank.
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What followed was a 1.2-mile chase that ended when the car crashed into a snowbank near North 51st Boulevard and West Silver Spring Drive, the complaint said. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024 Lewis Randy Williamson found the girl’s body off of Highway 243. Esther Gonzalez, 17 at the time, had been raped, killed and dumped in a snowbank on the side of the highway. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024 Another had been found facedown in a snowbank, near dead. Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2024 Along one wall is white fabric inside a glass display case, looking like a snowbank. Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 July 2024 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 23 Dec. 2024.

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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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