1. a heap or bank of snow piled up by the wind

Examples

• The car got stuck in a large snowdrift on the side of the road.
• After the blizzard, snowdrifts blocked several doorways.
• The children built a fort in the snowdrift behind the house.
• Strong winds created massive snowdrifts against the barn.
• The snowplow had to clear the snowdrifts from the driveway.
• We measured the snowdrift at nearly four feet high.