sastruga

[ sas-truh-guh, sah-struh-, sa-stroo-, sah- ]
/ ˈsæs trə gə, ˈsɑ strə-, sæˈstru-, sɑ- /

noun, plural sas·tru·gi [sas-truh-gee, sah-struh-, sa-stroo-, sah-] /ˈsæs trə gi, ˈsɑ strə-, sæˈstru-, sɑ-/.

Usually sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind.
Also zastruga.

Origin of sastruga

1830–40; < German < dialectal Russian zastrúga, noun derivative of zastrugátʾ, zastrogátʾ to plane, shave down (wood), equivalent to za- perfective v. prefix + strugátʾ, strogátʾ to plane, smooth (wood)

Words nearby sastruga

sassoon, sasswood, sassy, sassy bark, sastra, sastruga, sastrugi, sat, sat nav, sat sri akal, sat-cit-ananda

Example sentences from the Web for sastruga

  • Each of us took it in turn to run ahead, jumping from one sastruga to another.

    The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson

  • One walks into a deep trench or a sastruga two feet high without noticing it.

    The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for sastruga

sastruga

zastruga

/ (səˈstruːɡə, sæ-) /

noun

one of a series of ridges on snow-covered plains, caused by the action of wind laden with ice particles

Word Origin for sastruga

from Russian zastruga groove, from za by + struga deep place