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

Examples of snowmobile in a Sentence

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Parked outside of the event center was an airboat used for sunken boat and snowmobile recovery, a service offered by the Bruce family and BruceSki’s Marine Construction of McHenry. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025 Rescuers found the parent and the child and warmed them up with a fire before getting the snowmobile unstuck. Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025 Emergency workers responded to reports of an avalanche overnight near a snowmobile trail in Happy Valley, west of the city of Bend and near Broken Top peak, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday. Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 The two main snowmobile areas are Boulder and Frisby, which can be accessed just outside town. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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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