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单词 sastrugi
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Definition of sastrugi in English:

sastrugi

plural nounsaˈstruːɡisaˈ-
  • Parallel wave-like ridges caused by winds on the surface of hard snow, especially in polar regions.

    (尤指极地的)雪面波纹

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The first part of the journey was slow going due to rough sastrugi and moderately strong winds rolling off the Mulock Glacier immediately north of us.
    • After we had made it through the rough sastrugi we entered a wide-open flat snow plain, almost perfect conditions for sledge travel.
    • It was a hard day of traveling as the sastrugi were jagged and high, and the ground definition was very poor as everything was draped with the newly fallen snow of the last nine days.
    • All available knowledge showed that crevasses, sastrugi and blizzards were normal in Antarctica, yet throughout his diaries Scott complained about the conditions.
    • We skied over the sea ice, bridged the leads and clambered over the sastrugi, and my arrogance and incompetence lost me a finger-end to frostbite.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Russian zastrugi 'small ridges'.

Rhymes

boogie, boogie-woogie

Definition of sastrugi in US English:

sastrugi

plural nounsaˈ-
  • Parallel wave-like ridges caused by winds on the surface of hard snow, especially in polar regions.

    (尤指极地的)雪面波纹

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We skied over the sea ice, bridged the leads and clambered over the sastrugi, and my arrogance and incompetence lost me a finger-end to frostbite.
    • The first part of the journey was slow going due to rough sastrugi and moderately strong winds rolling off the Mulock Glacier immediately north of us.
    • It was a hard day of traveling as the sastrugi were jagged and high, and the ground definition was very poor as everything was draped with the newly fallen snow of the last nine days.
    • All available knowledge showed that crevasses, sastrugi and blizzards were normal in Antarctica, yet throughout his diaries Scott complained about the conditions.
    • After we had made it through the rough sastrugi we entered a wide-open flat snow plain, almost perfect conditions for sledge travel.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Russian zastrugi ‘small ridges’.

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