snow pants

plural noun

variants or less commonly snowpants

ˈsnō-ˌpan(t)s 

: pants for outdoor winter wear that are lined and often water-repellant

Right after breakfast, the team members pull on their snow pants and their thick red parkas and their big white boots and their gloves and their goggles and their hats. The last thing they put on is black plastic face masks, which keep their noses from freezing in the wind.

—Mary Roach

Examples of snow pants in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mike White needs to put on his big-boy snow pants and do a ski season of The White Lotus already. —Vulture Staff, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025

Invest in snow pants and insulating mittens for outdoor activities to keep your joints warm. —Elizabeth Medeiros, Health, 22 Mar. 2025

Consider renting waterproof outer layers and warm base layers through Kit Lender, which stocks everything from snow pants to goggles. —Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 21 Feb. 2025

This winter, put on your snow pants and boots and build a snowman in your yard. 36. —Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2024

Ski jackets, snow pants, helmets, and base layers are all heavily discounted during the 48-hour sale, so keep reading to see everything my ski coach Dad and I are shopping for ahead of the 2024/25 season. —Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024

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Indeed, on a 36-degree January day, the Statesman and ProPublica observed students wearing their jackets and snow pants during class. —Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024

And unlike snow pants, they’re made from a fabric that resists wind and precipitation but won’t leave you sweating bullets when worn indoors. —Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snow pants

• eggplants
• implants
• supplants
• sweatpants
• transplants
• ants
• aunts
• chants
• grants
• krantz
• lants
• plants