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snow fencing

snow fencing noun: the provision of snow fences where necessary, in an effort to prevent the drifting of snow.

Noun

snow fencing (uncountable)

  1. The provision of snow fences where necessary, in an effort to prevent the drifting of snow.
    • When sleepers were cheap and readily available they were used extensively for snow fencing, but financial considerations in the last twenty years have dictated other ways and means. […] The only disadvantage of timber snow fencing is its extreme vulnerability to fire.1960 January, M. Harbottle, “Maintaining Services after Heavy Snowfalls”, in Railway Magazine, page 9

Questions about snow fencing

What does snow fencing mean?
Snow fencing means the provision of snow fences where necessary, in an effort to prevent the drifting of snow.
What part of speech is snow fencing?
Snow fencing is a noun.

Words near snow fencing in the dictionary

  1. snow drift
  2. snow drifts
  3. snow farming
  4. snow fence
  5. snow fences
  6. snow fencing
  7. snow festival
  8. snow festivals
  9. snow figure
  10. snow figures
  11. snow flake

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