windslab

Portuguese translation: placa de neve

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00:55 Mar 24, 2021

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Science - Meteorology
Additional field(s): Environment & Ecology, Geology, Journalism, Meteorology, Safety

English term or phrase: windslab

Definition from Wordnik:
Snow which peels off in large slabs when disturbed, increasing the risk of avalanche.

Example sentence(s):

My friend led the first pitch, he put a couple of screws in as I paid out the rope and suddenly it went dark as a wave of snow washed down the crag. I heard a grunt and bang and when I opened my eyes the snow had finished falling and he was sitting there in the snow in front of me with a broken leg. He’d been swept off by a windslab layer. Natural Navigator
Paying attention to how long the winds were sustained is perhaps the most important factor in analyzing the hazard that windslabs pose. Longer duration wind events can completely strip the windward slopes and load up the lees with windslabs several feet thick Powder
Two windslab avalanches were observed on our tour today in Ward Canyon. Our best guess is they naturally released during the night due to strong windloading. Sierra Avalanche Center

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Portuguese translation:placa de neve

Definition:
Neve que se desprende em grandes placas, aumentando o risco de avalanche.

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Oliver Simões
United States

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placa de neve

Oliver Simões

bloco de neve

Matheus Chaud

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placa de neve

Definition from own experience or research:
Neve que se desprende em grandes placas, aumentando o risco de avalanche.

Example sentence(s):

Outras simulações conduzidas pela equipe analisaram o que uma placa de neve deitaria os humanos em cima de seus esquis. - Universo Racionalista
Logo abaixo da corniza geralmente se forma um “wind slab”, ou placa de neve depositada pelo vento. - Extremos

Explanation:
Tradução alternativa: Laje de neve

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 16:12
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

59 mins confidence:

bloco de neve

Definition from Revista Super Interessante:
As avalanches acontecem quando um bloco de neve solta e pouco densa se separa do resto da camada gelada de uma montanha e desliza encosta

Example sentence(s):

As avalanches são frequentes na Noruega nesta época do ano, em que blocos de neve se desestabilizam com os primeiros raios de sol. - G1 - Globo.com

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 20:12
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

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