snowbank
Winter road barrier
A snowbank is a mound or ridge of snow, typically formed by wind or plowing: The kids built a fort behind the snowbank.
Snowbanks accumulate along roadsides, against buildings, or wherever drifting snow piles up.
His car slid off the road into a snowbank.
Accumulated mass of objects
- moundHeaped earth formation
- heapJumbled collection of items
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- accumulationCollected mass over time
buildup · mass · ridge · berm · wall · deposit · stack · windrow
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- flurryBrief burst of activity
- nor'easterNortheastern coastal storm system
- JanuaryYear's opening month
- FebruarySecond month, often shortest
skiing · sledding · snowshoeing · parka · snowplow · igloo · fort · tunnel
Solidified by extreme cold
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- freezingExtremely cold
- frostyCold or unwelcoming
chill · packed · hardened · compacted · crystalline · icicle · melt · thaw
Adjacent to pavement
- curbRaised road margin
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- drivewayPrivate residential road
- parking lotOutdoor vehicle storage area
field · yard · gutter · shoulder · treeline · fence · mailbox · hydrant
Obstruction preventing passage
- blockadeSealing off a place
- roadblockObstruction across a road
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
barricade · hindrance · hurdle · bottleneck · plow · shovel · stuck · buried
pile
Accumulated mass of objects
accumulation · buildup · mass · ridge · berm · wall · deposit · stack · windrow · hummock
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- flurryBrief burst of activity
- nor'easterNortheastern coastal storm system
- JanuaryYear's opening month
February · skiing · sledding · snowshoeing · parka · snowplow · igloo · fort · tunnel · cave
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
frosty · chill · packed · hardened · compacted · crystalline · icicle · melt · thaw · slush
roadside
Adjacent to pavement
parking lot · field · yard · gutter · shoulder · treeline · fence · mailbox · hydrant · streetlight
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- blockadeSealing off a place
- roadblockObstruction across a road
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
impediment · barricade · hindrance · hurdle · bottleneck · plow · shovel · stuck · buried · impassable
- winterice, cold, frozen, frost, icicle
- Snowsnowpack, blizzard, powder, flurry, flurries
- Winter Landscapesblizzard, frost, frozen lake, frozen waterfall, winter forest
- Winter PlacesAntarctica, Arctic, North Pole, South Pole, Siberia
- Winter Terrainice field, snowpack, frozen tundra, glacier, ice sheet
- winterscapessnowflakes, snowdrifts, icicle, icicles, frozen pond
snowbanksandbank
Underwater sand accumulation
sand dune · hot sand · desert sand · summer heat · parched earth
- snowball fightPlayful winter combat
- snowball effectsCumulative amplification processes
- snowball's chanceNo realistic prospect
- snowball's chance in hellInevitable failure assured
- snowball cookiesRound nut cookies dusted white