SNOWBANK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does snowbank mean? 

• SNOWBANK (noun)
  The noun SNOWBANK has 1 sense:

1. a mound or heap of snow

  Familiarity information: SNOWBANK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SNOWBANK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mound or heap of snow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

snow bank; snowbank

Hypernyms ("snowbank" is a kind of...):

hill; mound (structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones)

 Context examples 

Amy looked relieved, but naughty Jo took her at her word, for during the first call she sat with every limb gracefully composed, every fold correctly draped, calm as a summer sea, cool as a snowbank, and as silent as the sphinx.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)