Phrase guide

snow fort

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A walled structure constructed of snow and used for children's wintertime play.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, Northern-US

Examples

  • 2008, Laura Dolce, "Seeing snow through a child's life," seacoastonline.com (New Hampshire), 3 Jan., It wasn't a big lawn . . . but to us it was stadium-sized, with plenty of room for snow angels, snowball fights and the all-important snow forts.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: snow castle

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: lumilinna — snow structure