snow fencing

noun

The provision of snow fences where necessary, in an effort to prevent the drifting of snow.

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Meanings

nounsnow fencing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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 29, M. Harbottle, “Maintaining Services after Heavy Snowfalls”, in Railway Magazine, page 9
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