layer of snow
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflayerandsnow
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layer
noun[C]
uk/ˈleɪ.ər/us/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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snow
noun
uk/snəʊ/us/snoʊ/
the small, soft, white pieces of ice that sometimes fall from the sky when it is cold, or the white layer on the ground and other surfaces that ...
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(Definition oflayerandsnowfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Therefore, this lightlayerofsnowbecame moisture, and, being early morning so there was not a lot of traffic moving, it froze on to the rails.
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As additional prevention against cold, the sleeping area was elevated by alayerofsnowas compared to the living area.
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When hitting the ground the first burst is still a flurry or flurr and when accumulated becomes alayerofsnow.
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Thelayerofsnowwas often too thin to be collected and melted into drinking water.
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Both males and females are noted to hibernate under an insulatinglayerofsnow.
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There is a thicklayerofsnowon the ground and further heavy snowfall is forecast for later that evening.
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It lies under a thicklayerofsnowduring the long winter season, where only the roofs of houses could be seen from the top with their smoking chimneys.
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This provides a denselayerofsnowwith a consistent surface throughout the course, making the race more fair for athletes skiing later in the race.
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The model represents two vegetation canopies (e.g., trees versus shrubs and grasses), eight soil layers, and three layers of snow (when required).
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As a result there are large areas where millennial layers of snow have sublimed, leaving behind whatever non-volatile materials they had contained.
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This rapid rise caused a mixing between the old and the new layers of snow.
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Over time, this snow will become more compact, and the lower layers of snow will become more dense than the top layer.
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Due to most of them being covered by thin layers of snow, they are not visible in the winter.
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Glaciers often have deep crevasses, which can be concealed by thin layers of snow.
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Constant skier traffic effectively mashed down the subsequent layers of snow so that avalanche conditions would never be reached.
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Stalingrad could be seen as an enormous battlefield where all traces of mankind and civilisation were buried under layers of snow.
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