snowmobile

noun

snow·​mo·​bile ˈsnō-mō-ˌbēl How to pronounce snowmobile (audio)
: any of various automotive vehicles for travel on snow
specifically : an open vehicle for usually one or two persons with steerable skis on the front and an endless belt at the rear

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The incident, which happened in the French Alps, shows a snowmobile rider named Chene Maxime helping a man in need. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024 Apart from being wonderfully warm and water-repellant, our testers noted that its 50- and 70-denier fabric held strong when carrying skis and hitching snowmobiles. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024 Sorvino’s Santa charms his way out of all that mess, though, riding around on his snowmobile and having a laugh with the elf boys. Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024 Cheyenne, Wyoming — Outrage over how a man struck a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the injured animal's mouth shut and brought it into a bar has resulted in a proposal to tweak Wyoming's animal cruelty law to apply to people who legally kill wolves by intentionally running them over. CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snowmobile 

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowmobile was in 1923

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“Snowmobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowmobile. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

snowmobile

noun
snow·​mo·​bile ˈsnō-mō-ˌbēl How to pronounce snowmobile (audio)
: any of various motor vehicles for travel on snow
snowmobiler
-ˌbē-lər
noun
snowmobiling
-ˌbē-liŋ
noun

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