windslab en · NOUN
Etymology
From wind + slab.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Snow that peels off in large slabs when disturbed, increasing the risk of avalanche.
The local Lombarde has blasted upper slopes, occasionally closed lifts and deposited windslab, potentially dangerous to off-piste skiers, on lee slopes.
2009 February 6, Stephen Lee, “Skiwatch”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| windslabs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |