snowdrift

snowdrift

A bank of snow piled up by wind, often on the sheltered side of an obstacle.

All languages

English: snowdrift
Norwegian: snøfonn
Japanese: 雪の吹きだまり — ゆきのふきだまり — yukinofukidamari
Korean: 바람에 쌓인 눈더미 — barame ssain nundeomi
Spanish: ventisquero
French: congère
German: Schneeverwehung

Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.

Reference sources

National Snow and Ice Data Center — snowdrift is a wind-formed bank against an obstruction thicker than surrounding cover