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snow|drift — «SNOH DRIHFT», noun. 1. a mass or bank of snow piled up by the wind. 2. snow driven before the wind … Useful english dictionary
snow drift — noun An accumulation of snow caused by wind currents, typically much deeper and higher than the depth of snow that fell directly. We had two feet of snow fall, two days ago, but when I drove off the road about five hundred yards into the forest… … Wiktionary
snow·drift — /ˈsnoʊˌdrıft/ noun, pl drifts [count] : a hill of snow that is formed by wind The car was almost buried in a snowdrift … Useful english dictionary
snow-drift — … Useful english dictionary
drift — drift1 [drıft] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move slowly)¦ 2¦(without plan)¦ 3¦(change)¦ 4¦(money/prices)¦ 5¦(snow/sand)¦ 6 let something drift Phrasal verbs drift apart drift off ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Snow — Snowfall redirects here. For other uses, see Snow (disambiguation) or Snowfall (disambiguation). Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. The process of… … Wikipedia
drift — [[t]drɪ̱ft[/t]] ♦♦♦ drifts, drifting, drifted 1) VERB When something drifts somewhere, it is carried there by the movement of wind or water. [V adv/prep] We proceeded to drift on up the river... [V adv/prep] The climbing balloon drifted silently… … English dictionary
drift — drift1 [ drıft ] verb intransitive ** 1. ) to be pushed along very slowly by the movement of air or water: The boat started to drift out to sea. Thick smoke from a forest fire drifted across the town. a ) if snow or sand drifts, the wind blows it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drift — I UK [drɪft] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms drift : present tense I/you/we/they drift he/she/it drifts present participle drifting past tense drifted past participle drifted ** 1) to be pushed along very slowly by the movement of air or… … English dictionary
drift — {{11}}drift (n.) c.1300, lit. a being driven (of snow, etc.); not recorded in Old English; either a suffixed form of drive (v.) (Cf. thrift/thrive) or borrowed from O.N. drift snow drift, or M.Du. drift pasturage, drove, flock, both from P.Gmc.… … Etymology dictionary
Snow fort — it is one of the two structures commonly built by children out of snow.Snow structures made for sleeping are called igloos when made from snow blocks and quinzhees when made by hollowing out a pile of snow. Variations Snow forts consist of walls… … Wikipedia
