sastruga

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noun

Any of a series of long, wavelike ridges or grooves formed on a snow surface by the wind, especially in polar plains, and surfaces of ice-covered lakes/seas. These dunes of snow may be blown across the plains like wind-driven waves.

OriginGerman Sastruga ← Russian заструга →
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Meanings

nounsastruga (plural sastrugi)

plural sastrugi · alternative sastrugus · alternative zastruga

  1. Any of a series of long, wavelike ridges or grooves formed on a snow surface by the wind, especially in polar plains, and surfaces of ice-covered lakes/seas. These dunes of snow may be blown across the plains like wind-driven waves.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sastrugus

Origin

  1. Russianзаструга
  2. GermanSastruga
  3. Englishsastruga

From German Sastruga, from Russian заструга (zastruga).

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Translations

Czech zastruga
  • zastrugawavelike ridge formed on snow
Russian заструга
  • заструга (zastruga)wavelike ridge formed on snow
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Chicago

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