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snowfield

[ snoh-feeld ]

noun

, Geology.
  1. a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.


snowfield

/ ˈsnəʊˌfiːld /

noun

  1. a large area of permanent snow


snowfield

/ snōfēld′ /

  1. A large expanse of snow, usually with a smooth and uniform surface, and especially at the head of a glacier.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of snowfield1

First recorded in 1835–45; snow + field

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Example Sentences

The moon just showed over the mountains in that direction which cast their strange black shadows on the snowfield.

Arcot turned a powerful searchlight on it, and it stood out brightly against the vast snowfield.

For example, within a snowfield the summers remain relatively cold.

The great snowfield overhead sparkled as if set with thousands and thousands of gold and silver stars.

A packed snowfield was underfoot, firm enough to hold our weight, with a foot or so of loose, soft snow on its top.

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