snow shed
English
editEtymology
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edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsnəʊʃɛd/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsnoʊˌʃɛd/
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Noun
editsnow shed (plural snow sheds)
- (rail transport, road transport) A tunnel-like structure that provides roads and railroad tracks with protection from avalanches and heavy snowfalls that cannot be easily removed.
- Synonyms: avalanche gallery, snow bridge
- 1950 October, “The Why and the Wherefore: Snow Shed, West Highland Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 719:
- 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.
Alternative forms
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edittunnel-like structure protecting roads and railroad tracks from snow
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Further reading
edit- snow shed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “snow-shed, n.” under “snow, n.1”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1913.
- “Floods, Fire and Earthquake: The Railway’s Unceasing Battle with the Forces of Nature”, in Mike’s Railway History[1], 2007 November, archived from the original on 25 March 2016.