snowbank

[ snoh-bangk ]

noun

1. a mound of snow, as a snowdrift or snow shoveled from a road or sidewalk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snowbank¹

First recorded in 1770–80; snow + bank ¹

Example Sentences

Karen Read is accused of striking John O’Keefe with her SUV on Jan. 29, 2022, and leaving him for dead in a snowbank in the Boston suburb of Canton.

From Seattle Times

She returned hours later to find him in a snowbank.

From Seattle Times

Last month, a video of a Russian influencer tossing his 2-month-old baby in a snowbank in an apparent stunt received thousands of comments, the majority of them negative, and led to a criminal investigation.

From New York Times

He navigated unplowed streets in a black GMC Sierra pickup and trudged through snowbanks as high as mailboxes to try to find voters who may be open to backing Haley.

From Seattle Times

Leaning out the windows of idling vehicles and trudging around snowbanks, they pointed their long lenses skyward while the bird swooped off.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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