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snowbank

noun snow·bank \ˈsnō-ˌbaŋk\

: a pile of snow especially along the side of a road

Full Definition of SNOWBANK

:  a mound or slope of snow
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First Known Use of SNOWBANK

1779

Rhymes with SNOWBANK

claybank, Cruikshank, drop tank, embank, eye bank, Firbank, flag rank, foreshank, gangplank, greenshank, land bank, left-bank, nonbank, outflank, outrank, pickthank, point-blank, redshank, sandbank, sheepshank, state bank, think tank, West Bank
SNOWBANK Defined for Kids

snowbank

noun snow·bank \ˈsnō-ˌbaŋk\

Definition of SNOWBANK for Kids

:  a mound or pile of snow that results from clearing pavement

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