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sastruga

[ sas-truh-guh, sah-struh-, sa-stroo-, sah- ]

noun

, plural sas·tru·gi [sas, -tr, uh, -gee, sah, -str, uh, -, sa-, stroo, -, sah-].
  1. Usually sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind.


sastruga

/ səˈstruːɡə; sæ- /

noun

  1. one of a series of ridges on snow-covered plains, caused by the action of wind laden with ice particles
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of sastruga1

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)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sastruga1

from Russian zastruga groove, from za by + struga deep place
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Example Sentences

As the sledge strikes each sastruga, it skids northwards along it to the discomfort of the wheelers and the disgust of the leader.

One walks into a deep trench or a sastruga two feet high without noticing it.

The sail was up and, while braking the load upwind, I slipped and fell, allowing the sledge to collide with a large sastruga.

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

A fine example of a typical old sastruga was passed on the way.

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