snowbank

English

Etymology

From snow +‎ bank.

Noun

snowbank (plural snowbanks)

1. A heap of snow.

   Synonym: snowdrift

   • 1983 February 5, Andrea Loewenstein, “Snowbound”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 28, page 10:

     A huge snowbank collapsed on the telephone wire, effectvely cutting off all communications to the Outside World.

Derived terms

• Snowbank Lake
• Snowbank Trail

Translations

a heap of snow — see snowdrift