sastruga

English

Alternative forms

zastruga

Etymology

From Russian заструга (zastruga)

Noun

sastruga (plural sastrugi)

Any of a series of long, wavelike ridges or grooves formed on a snow surface by the wind, especially in polar plains.

Translations

Any of a series of long, wavelike ridges or grooves formed on a snow surface by the wind, especially in polar plains

Russian: заструга (ru) (zastruga)

References

The Heart of the Antarctic: The Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907 -1909 by Sir Ernest Shackleton (Collins) →ISBN

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