1. protective structures built over roads or railways to shield them from snow avalanches

Examples

• The mountain highway was equipped with snowsheds to protect drivers from avalanches.
• Railway workers built snowsheds along the most dangerous sections of the track.
• The old snowsheds needed repair after years of heavy snow loads.
• Engineers designed the snowsheds to withstand massive snow slides.
• Travelers felt safer passing through the snowsheds during winter storms.
• The concrete snowsheds blended into the mountainous landscape.