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windrow noun. The pile of snow that a snow plow leaves at the end of a driveway. (From windrow: a row of hay raked up to dry before being rolled.)

Example Citation:
"Downtown Councillor Kyle Rae complained about the free removal of windrows—piles of snow left in driveways by passing plows—in areas such as North York and Scarborough."
—Colin Freeze, "Snowfall highlights uneven services," The Globe and Mail

Subject Category:
Culture - General

Posted on January 5, 1999 at 11:00 PM


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