snowcrete
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snowcrete (uncountable)
- compressed snow that can be used to build structures
- 1951, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.), Technical Report, page 117:
- 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 […]