Meaning & use
Snowdrifts
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Mounds or banks of snow heaped up by the action of wind.
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The plow struggled to clear the road through waist-high snowdrifts.
By morning, snowdrifts had buried the front porch steps.
A note on using this word
Snowdrifts form when wind carries loose snow and deposits it against obstacles like fences, walls, or buildings.
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snowbanks
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