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In North American English, this word typically means:

• NOUN (countable): a mound of snow formed by strong winds

EXAMPLES:

1. “There is a giant snowdrift right in front of the door. If we don’t start shovelling now, it’s only gonna get bigger and we won’t be able to get outta the house.”

2. “Technically, there is not much snow outside, but because of the the windstorm earlier this afternoon there are some pretty deep snowdrifts.”

3. “As a kid, my cousins and I used to love jumping in snowdrifts and sliding down the roof of my parents’ backyard shed. Those were some good times, I tell ya…”

What is the deepest snowdrift that you have ever come across? Where was it? Did it prevent you from doing anything? Let me know in the comments below.

ASSOCIATED WORDS:

A synonym of “snowdrift” includes:

• snowbank (noun; countable): unlike “snowdrift,” this synonym also refers to a mound of snow formed from shovelling