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单词 sastruga
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sastruga

[ sas-truh-guh, sah-struh-, sa-stroo-, sah- ]
/ ˈsæs trə gə, ˈsɑ strə-, sæˈstru-, sɑ- /

noun, plural sas·tru·gi [sas-truh-gee, sah-struh-, sa-stroo-, sah-]. /ˈsæs trə gi, ˈsɑ strə-, sæˈstru-, sɑ-/.

Usually sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind.
Also zastruga.

Origin of sastruga

1830–40; <German <dialectal Russian zastrúga, noun derivative of zastrugátʾ, zastrogátʾ to plane, shave down (wood), equivalent to za- perfective v. prefix + strugátʾ, strogátʾ to plane, smooth (wood)

Words nearby sastruga

Sassoon, sasswood, sassy, sassy bark, sastra, sastruga, sastrugi, sat, Satan, satang, satanic
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Example sentences from the Web for sastruga

  • Each of us took it in turn to run ahead, jumping from one sastruga to another.

    The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
  • One walks into a deep trench or a sastruga two feet high without noticing it.

    The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for sastruga

sastruga

zastruga

/ (səˈstruːɡə, sæ-) /

noun

one of a series of ridges on snow-covered plains, caused by the action of wind laden with ice particles

Word Origin for sastruga

from Russian zastruga groove, from za by + struga deep place
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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