: a usually lightweight platform for the foot that is designed to enable a person to walk on soft snow without sinking and that typically consists of an oblong frame crossed with leather thongs or synthetic material
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Noun
The contact surface is wide like a snowshoe because the regolith is fluffy and volatile, with some steep inclines, so this will be needed to maintain traction.—James Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025 Get a step-by-step look at Mann's snowshoe hike here.—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
The Northernmost property in this group has also embraced winter activities like cross-country skiing and snowshoeing for guests during the golf offseason.—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025 No permit or pass is needed to snowshoe in state forests.—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for snowshoe
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