sas·tru·ga noun orzas·tru·ga\ˈs]astrəgə, ˈz], ]äs-, -ˌgä; ̷ ̷ˈstrügə\ (pluralsastru·giorzastru·gi \-(ˌ)gē\) Etymology: Russian zastruga groove : a wavelike ridge of hard snow usually formed on a level surface by the wind parallel to its direction and occurring in great numbers in the snowfields of the arctic and antarctic regions — usually used in plural < the crisscrossing and fan-tailed form of the sastrugi — R.E.Byrd >