snow-drift

snow-drift
ˈsnəudrɪft сущ. снежный сугроб n снежный сугроб

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.

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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


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