snow·plow
ˈsnō-ˌplau̇ 
1
: any of various devices used for clearing away snow
2
: a stemming with both skis used for coming to a stop, slowing down, or descending slowly
snowplowed; snowplowing; snowplows
: to execute a snowplow
snowplowed to a stop
Examples of snowplow in a Sentence
Verb
He snowplowed to a stop.
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Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
The Ohio Department of Transportation used snowplows to move debris in Logan County, spokesperson Matt Bruning told CNN.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
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Noun
The operator knew the snowplow would be on the tracks for training, but didn’t know exactly where, federal investigators wrote.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
The Ohio Department of Transportation used snowplows to move debris in Logan County, spokesperson Matt Bruning told CNN.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Snowplow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowplow. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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