0 a large pile of snow formed by the wind
1 a hill of snow created by the wind:
There were some snowdrifts as high as twenty feet.
He learns that the train has stopped as the result of a large snowdrift blocking the track.
Giant snowdrifts and severe snow storms render paths and trails impassable in winter.
The rugged terrain and snowdrifts surrounding the crash site initially prevented ground vehicles from reaching the wreckage, so four helicopters assisted in the recovery efforts.
Anyone who knows the conditions of this area realises that with snowdrifts high above the fences the sheep could run for miles and nothing could keep them in.
I have just spoken to a farmer who is still attempting to rescue 1,000 sheep and 100 cattle from snowdrifts and who is also without electricity and water.
Both services gave great help in transporting foodstuffs to remote districts which were cut off by snowdrifts, and conveying feeding stuffs for animals marooned in the hillsides and glens.
This is the folly of a man in a snowdrift who despises the use of skis.
As long as they have a gang of men doing nothing, so that they can remove snowdrifts, they are all right; they can do it.
