| Term: | Snowdrift |
| Definition: | An accumulation of windblown snow deposited in the lee of obstructions or heaped by wind eddies. A crescent-shaped snowdrift, with ends pointing downwind, is known as a snow barchan. |
| Term: | Snowdrift |
| Definition: | An accumulation or bank of snow formed when wind blows snow against an obstruction; often considerably thicker than the surrounding snowcover. |
| Term: | Snowdrift |
| Definition: | Sea ice terminology. Describes an accumulation of wind-blown snow that is deposited in the lee of an obstacle. A crescent-shaped snowdrift, with ends pointing down-wind, is called a snow barchan. |
| Term: | Snowdrift |
| Definition: | A mound or bank of snow deposited as sloping surfaces and peaks, often behind obstacles and irregularities, due to eddies in the wind field. |
| Term: | Snowdrift |
| Definition: | A mound or bank of snow deposited as sloping surfaces and peaks, often behind obstacles, irregularities, and on lee slopes. Due to eddies in the wind field. |
| Term: | Snowdrift |
| Definition: | Accumulation of snow heaped together by the wind in the lee of an obstruction due to the local decrease in wind velocity. |
| Term: | Snowdrift |
| Definition: | Mass of snow heaped up by the wind and deposited along an obstruction or an irregularity of the terrain. |
| Term: | Snowdrift |
| Definition: | An accumulation of wind-blown snow, commonly considerably thicker than the surrounding snowcover |