English

Alternative forms

• quinzee
• quin-zhee

Noun

quinzhee ‎(plural quinzhees)

1. (Canada) A shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow.
   • 1990, Sue Lebrecht, "You need patience building snow fort," Toronto Star, 1 Feb., p. A23,

     Knowing the proper art of building a quin-zhee could have saved me and my friends from many snow fort cave-ins when young.

See also

• igloo
• snow fort