SASTRUGA


Meaning of SASTRUGA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsas-trə-gə, ˈsäs-; ˌsas-ˈtrü-gə, ˌsäs- ]

noun

( plural sas·tru·gi -(ˌ)gē)

Etymology: German, from Russian dialect (Siberia) zastruga

Date: 1840

: a wavelike ridge of hard snow formed by the wind — usually used in plural

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