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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural Grooves or furrows formed in snow by the action of the wind, and running parallel with the direction of the wind. This formation results from the erosion of transverse waves previously formed.
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- noun Plural form of
zastruga .
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The word is of Russian derivation (from zastruga [sing.], zastrugi
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920
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also see sastruga
July 9, 2012