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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The outdoor shots are amazing, too, from Kata’s routine of swimming laps outside in a pool surrounded by snow to aerial scenes of lonely country highways that cut through snowbanks like gray snakes. Andrea Duncan-Mao, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025 Unacquainted with the conditions of the roads, they got stuck in a snowbank with a broken tongue on the sleigh. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 If your car gets stuck on ice or in a snowbank, stay calm and approach the situation methodically. John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 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 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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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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