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snow fence

noun

  1. a barrier erected on the windward side of a road, house, barn, etc., serving as a protection from drifting snow.


snow fence

noun

  1. a portable wire-and-paling fence erected to prevent snow from drifting across a road, drive, ski run, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of snow fence1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Example Sentences

To better control the traffic flow, aisles closest to the checkout area were blocked on one end with a snow fence so that those who wanted to pay could be funneled to the widest aisle, where a worker directed shoppers to specific lines.

We watch the snowboarders coming in hot toward the snow fence that protects the lodge from their unfettered flights.

KCRA-TV reports ski officials say 23-year-old David Karlin died Thursday after losing control on a hill, sliding off a trail and hitting a snow fence at Sierra-At-Tahoe.

They say more than 100 snow fence panels were stolen west of Springerville and the turnoff to the Sunrise ski area in the Apache County/White Mountains region.

After continuing to drive in reverse, the man continued over grass crashed through a wooden snow fence, crossed over a second bike path and then plunged into the lake, Langford said.

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