"snow castle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snow castles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snow castle (plural snow castles)
  1. Synonym of snow fort. Categories (topical): Snow Synonyms: snow fort [synonym, synonym-of], snowcastle
    Sense id: en-snow_castle-en-noun-MUF0JqFt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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