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Zastrugi   Listen
noun
Zastrugi  n. pl.  (pl. of Zastruga) Grooves or furrows formed in snow by the action of the wind, and running parallel with the direction of the wind. This formation results from the erosion of transverse waves previously formed.





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... by continuous winds blowing across the surface of an expanse of snow. These waves vary in size according to the force and continuity of the wind and the compactness of the snow. The word is of Russian derivation (from zastruga [sing.], zastrugi [pl.] ), denoting snow-waves or the irregularities on ...
— The Home of the Blizzard • Douglas Mawson


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