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| avalanche |
the sudden rush of a large quantity of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain. [1/4 definitions] |
| bank1 |
to form into a pile or heap, as sand, earth, or snow. [1/6 definitions] |
| blanket |
a layer of something, such as snow, clouds, or flowers, that covers a thing or area. [1/5 definitions] |
| boilerplate |
in winter sports, snow having a hard, icy crust. [1/5 definitions] |
| bomb cyclone |
a cyclone that rapidly intensifies in areas outside of the tropics. A bomb cyclone may bring with it a vast amount of snow or rain over an area. |
| coulee |
a deep, narrow ravine, esp. in the western United States, cut by rain or melting snow. [1/2 definitions] |
| crampon |
a spiked attachment worn on the bottom of shoes or boots to provide grip when walking on snow or ice. [1/2 definitions] |
| creek |
a stream, smaller than a river, in some places flowing only after rain falls or snow melts. |
| crust |
any hard or crisp external layer, as of snow. [1/7 definitions] |
| downfall |
a fall of snow or rain; downpour. [1/3 definitions] |
| downspout |
a vertical drainpipe that carries rainwater or melted snow from a roof or gutter to the ground. |
| drift |
a mass or bank made up of drifting matter such as snow. [1/11 definitions] |
| eluviation |
the movement through soil of material that is in suspension or solution in rainwater or snow melt. |
| fair1 |
free from rain, snow, and storms; clear. [1/12 definitions] |
| flake |
any small or light piece, esp. of snow. [1/7 definitions] |
| flurry |
of snow, to fall lightly and for a short time. [1/4 definitions] |
| glacier |
a very large accumulation of ice formed in cold regions from compacted snow and moving very slowly outward or downward on a slope. |
| graupel |
precipitation in the form of snow pellets. |
| igloo |
a shelter typically made by indigenous peoples of the arctic region, often dome-shaped and constructed of blocks of ice or hard snow. [1/2 definitions] |
| moldboard |
a large angled blade on the front of a bulldozer or snowplow, used to push loose earth or snow aside. [1/3 definitions] |
| mush2 |
to travel over snow by means of a dog sled. [1/2 definitions] |
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