snowcat

noun

snow·​cat ˈsnō-ˌkat How to pronounce snowcat (audio)
: a tracklaying vehicle for travel on snow

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Skiers and snowboarders can hop on a snowcat to the top of the Palmer Snowfield and ride all the way down to Government Camp, a drop of some 4,500 feet. Kale Williams, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 To get up to the lodge for an evening meal we were picked up on a snowcat – like a massive passenger tractor on snow tracks – driven by the head chef himself, to our bemusement. Asya Likhtman, theweek, 28 Mar. 2024 The actor went back to work on season three of his Paramount+ drama one year after being run over by a snowcat at his home in Reno, Nevada, on Jan. 1, 2023. Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024 Embark on a northern lights safari by dog sled, snowcat, or snowmobile, or learn how to capture the aurora in all its brilliance during a hands-on photography workshop. Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snowcat 

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowcat was in 1955

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“Snowcat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowcat. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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