snowdrift.

A mound or bank of snow piled up by the wind.

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Words that belong together

• deep snowdrift
• snowdrift against a wall

On the page

A snowdrift rose almost to the kitchen window.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular snowdrift; plural snowdrifts. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.