"windslab" meaning in All languages combined

See windslab on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: windslabs [plural]
Etymology: From wind + slab. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wind|slab}} wind + slab Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} windslab (countable and uncountable, plural windslabs)
  1. Snow that peels off in large slabs when disturbed, increasing the risk of avalanche. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-windslab-en-noun-j4sPSGtE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "2009 February 6, Stephen Lee, “Skiwatch”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "The local Lombarde has blasted upper slopes, occasionally closed lifts and deposited windslab, potentially dangerous to off-piste skiers, on lee slopes.",
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        }
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    }
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