snowcrete

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noun

compressed snow that can be used to build structures

Scrabble 14

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nounsnowcrete (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecompressed snow that can be used to build structures

    It is suggested that military personnel in the Arctic use the materials easily available , such as snowcrete and icecrete . Snowcrete is snow compacted by natural or artificial means . The hardness of snowcrete increases with decrease[…]

    1951, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.), Technical Report, page 117

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