Snowbank

Pronunciation: /snoʊbæŋk/

Definitions of snowbank

noun a mound or bank of snow, especially along the side of a road or path

Example Sentences

A1 I slipped on a snowbank while walking to school.

A2 The children built a snowman on top of the snowbank.

B1 The car got stuck in a deep snowbank on the side of the road.

B2 The skiers carefully navigated around the snowbank to avoid any accidents.

C1 The snowbank was so high that it reached the top of the fence.

C2 The snowbank had accumulated so much snow that it was almost as tall as a person.

Examples of snowbank in a Sentence

formal The car skidded off the road and into a snowbank.

informal We had to dig the car out of the snowbank before we could leave.

slang I almost wiped out on my snowboard and ended up in the snowbank.

figurative She felt like she was stuck in a snowbank of paperwork at work.

Grammatical Forms of snowbank

• plural: snowbanks
• comparative: more snowbank
• superlative: most snowbank
• present tense: snowbank
• future tense: will snowbank
• perfect tense: has snowbanked
• continuous tense: is snowbanking
• singular: snowbank
• positive degree: snowbank
• infinitive: to snowbank
• gerund: snowbanking
• participle: snowbanked

Origin and Evolution of snowbank

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'snowbank' originated from the combination of 'snow' referring to frozen precipitation and 'bank' indicating a mound or ridge.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'snowbank' has continued to be used to describe a mound or ridge of snow, often found along roadsides or in other areas where snow accumulates.