snowcat

noun

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

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Enjoy an à la carte culinary celebration from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM which is sure to please any palate, along with snowcat dinners. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 Right as things start to look grim, who would appear but Roche himself, wearing a Peacekeeping Forces uniform and riding a snowcat. Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024 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 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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