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snow fence
noun
Definition of SNOW FENCE
: a usually slatted fence placed across the path of prevailing winds to protect (as a building, road, or railroad track) from drifting snow by disrupting the flow of wind and causing the snow to be deposited on the lee side of the fence
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First Known Use of SNOW FENCE
1872
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