snowcrete en · NOUN
Etymology
From snow + -crete.
Meanings
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(uncountable) compressed snow that can be used to build structures
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[…]
1951, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.), Technical Report, page 117:
Coordinates
icecrete · pykrete · rammed earth
Relateds
quinzhee · snow fort · concrete · igloo · snowcave · snow castle