neve

noun/nɛˈveɪ/

Frequency rank: #15,882 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Granular, compacted snow that has not yet turned into glacier ice.

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Example sentence

The climbers crossed fields of neve before reaching the glacier's edge.

Synonyms & related words

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