snowdrift

[ snoh-drift ]

/ ˈsnoʊˌdrɪft /

a mound or bank of snow driven together by the wind.

snow driven before the wind.

Origin of snowdrift

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at snow, drift

The crude, rusting poles are piled side-by-side in a snowdrift of steel on the floor of the Hirshhorn.

Chinese Hold Ai WeiWei’s Passport, Denies Access to Art Opening |Blake Gopnik |October 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
I hauled by the heels from a snowdrift at maybe thirty 'below.'

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Oct. 17, 1917 |Various
He began to stalk his victim as noiselessly as a cat, taking advantage of every ant-hill or snowdrift to screen himself.

Lives of the Fur Folk |M. D. Haviland
I have seen gracefulness enough in the curve of a snowdrift to keep me in admiration for a week.

Around The Tea-Table |T. De Witt Talmage

For many months the Hazara highlands are buried under successive sheets of snowdrift.

The Gates of India |Thomas Holdich
Hand in hand they skipped down the street as noiselessly as snowbirds in the snowdrift and as gracefully as two windblown leaves.

Pearl and Periwinkle |Anna Graetz

snowdrift

/ (ˈsnəʊˌdrɪft) /

a bank of deep snow driven together by the wind