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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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Rules of the road in Michigan Drivers are allowed to pass snowplows on the left.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
John Benson, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
Some Massachusetts towns, for example, are offering up to $310 an hour to snowplow operators amid stiff competition for commercial drivers.
—al, 16 Nov. 2021
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Noun
The third season of Mayor of Kingstown was in doubt initially after Renner was involved in a near-fatal snowplow accident on January 1, 2023, when the actor-producer was crushed by the 14,000 lb.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Rules of the road in Michigan Drivers are allowed to pass snowplows on the left.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
That’s why after ordering a new 10-ton 2022 Freightliner snowplow in 2021 the city is already moving ahead with an additional 2023 model.
—John Benson, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
Some Massachusetts towns, for example, are offering up to $310 an hour to snowplow operators amid stiff competition for commercial drivers.
—al, 16 Nov. 2021
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“Snowplow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowplow. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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