snowpiles
Accumulated frozen precipitation
Snowpiles are accumulations of snow that have been pushed, shoveled, or plowed into mounds.
They form naturally through wind drift but more often result from clearing sidewalks, driveways, and roads: The snowpiles along the street were taller than the cars.
Children climb them; they linger into spring as dirty remnants long after the rest has melted.
Moves without direction
- moundsHeaps of earth
- heapsLarge informal quantities
- banksFinancial institutions or riversides
- bermsRaised earth ledges
ridges · buildup · deposits · massing · windrows · cornices · snowbanks · snowdrifts
Tool for moving earth
- plowTool for turning soil
- snowblowerPowered winter precipitation remover
- saltSodium chloride compound
- sandFine rock particles
scrape · snowplough · driveway · sidewalk · deicing · municipal · spreading · plowing
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- JanuaryYear's opening month
- FebruarySecond month, often shortest
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- nor'easterNortheastern coastal storm system
freezing · subzero · icicles · frost · thaw · melt · snowmelt · refreezing
Defensive military installation
- iglooDomed snow shelter
- sleddingRiding downhill on snow
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
- climbingAscending by physical effort
jumping · snowfight · tobogganing · digging · hideout
Obstruction halting movement
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- snowboundConfined by winter weather
- impassableImpossible to traverse
drifts
Moves without direction
berms · ridges · buildup · deposits · massing · windrows · cornices · snowbanks · snowdrifts
shovel
Tool for moving earth
- plowTool for turning soil
- snowblowerPowered winter precipitation remover
- saltSodium chloride compound
sand · scrape · snowplough · driveway · sidewalk · deicing · municipal · spreading · plowing · sanding
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
nor'easter · freezing · subzero · icicles · frost · thaw · melt · snowmelt · refreezing · slushy
fort
Defensive military installation
climbing · jumping · snowfight · tobogganing · digging · hideout
blockage
Obstruction halting movement
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- snowboundConfined by winter weather
- impassableImpossible to traverse