snowbank
pronunciation
How to pronounce snowbank in British English:
UK ['snəʊbæŋk]
How to pronounce snowbank in American English:
US ['snoʊˌbæŋk]
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- Noun:
- a mound or heap of snow
Word Origin
- snowbank (n.)
- 1779, from snow (n.) + bank (n.2).
Example
- 1. Our snowballs were the seeds for the magic snowbank .
- 2. He would tell us how some folks believed that if you wanted a good snowy winter , you always had to save a little snow from the winter before and put it into the magic snowbank .
- 3. We have a magic snowbank in our backyard .
- 4. Then , papa would start talking about the importance of the magic snowbank .