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snowshed

snowshed is the alternative form of snow shed.

Meaning of snow shed

Noun

snow shed (plural snow sheds)

  1. A tunnel-like structure that provides roads and railroad tracks with protection from avalanches and heavy snowfalls that cannot be easily removed.
    • The only snow shed in Great Britain is on the West Highland Railway, about 2 miles north of Rannoch Station. It is some 200 yd. long, and is situated in the deepest part of Cruach cutting, which is subject to heavy drifting during winter snowstorms.1950 October, “The Why and the Wherefore: Snow Shed, West Highland Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 719
    Synonyms:
    avalanche gallery, snow bridge

Forms of snowshed

pluralsnowsheds

Questions about snowshed

What is snowshed the alternative form of?
Snowshed is the alternative form of snow shed.

Words near snowshed in the dictionary

  1. snows up
  2. snowscape
  3. snowscapes
  4. snowscoot
  5. snowscoots
  6. snowshed
  7. snowsheds
  8. snowshoe
  9. snowshoe evil
  10. snowshoe foot
  11. snowshoe hammer

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