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: 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
Examples of snowshoe in a Sentence
Verb
We snowshoed through the woods.
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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
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
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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
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“Snowshoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowshoe. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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snowshoe
1 of 2 noun
snow·shoe
-ˌshü 
: a light frame (as of wood or aluminum) strung with a net that is attached to the foot to prevent sinking in soft snow
snowshoe
2 of 2 verb
snowshoed; snowshoeing
: to travel on snowshoes
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