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driftwind

driftwind noun: a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.

Noun

driftwind (plural driftwinds)

  1. (archaic) A wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
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Forms of driftwind

pluraldriftwinds

Origin of driftwind

From drift + wind.

Questions about driftwind

What does driftwind mean?
Driftwind means a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
What part of speech is driftwind?
Driftwind is a noun.
What is the plural of driftwind?
The plural of driftwind is driftwinds.

Words near driftwind in the dictionary

  1. drifts off
  2. driftway
  3. driftways
  4. driftweed
  5. driftweeds
  6. driftwind
  7. driftwinds
  8. driftwood
  9. driftwood catfish
  10. driftwood catfishes
  11. driftwoods

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