snowcrete

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From snow +‎ -crete.

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snowcrete (uncountable)

  1. 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 []

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