snowbank

«snowbank» in Mova's school dictionary: a big pile or wall of snow, often made by wind or by… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a snowbank, snowbanks)

meaning for a pupil

1) A snowbank is a big pile or wall of snow, often made by wind or by snowploughs pushing snow to the side of a road. tree →

2) It is a long mound of snow along a road, path or field. tree →

sense in the lessons

Common in snowy places such as Canada and the northern USA. In everyday life, cars get stuck in snowbanks and children climb them. Safety: do not dig tunnels or play in snowbanks near roads, because snowploughs may not see you and the snow can collapse.

examples

• The snowplough left a huge snowbank by our driveway. tree →
• The car slid into a snowbank. tree →
• We jumped off the snowbank into soft snow. tree →
• Snowbanks lined both sides of the street. tree →
• Don't build a fort in a snowbank next to the road. tree →
• The dog disappeared into the snowbank and came out white. tree →
• After the blizzard the snowbanks were taller than me. tree →

note

Countable noun, one word: «a snowbank, snowbanks». A «snowdrift» is snow piled up by the wind; a snowbank is often made by people or ploughs. Snowbanks near roads are dangerous places to play.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «snowbank» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.