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

Recent Examples on the Web In this photograph provided by Richard Smith, Jeffrey Smith poses with a snowmobile in March 2018, in Windsor, Mass. CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024 In town, local kids thundered around on snowmobiles, except for one: a quiet 16-year-old named Destiny. Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024 Explore the snowy terrain on a snowmobile: Craving a bit more speed? Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024 Dispatch paged teams of volunteers at Teton County Search and Rescue, who responded on snowmobiles. Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024 Last November, a snowmobile struck a sled dog team on a training run on the same highway. Mark Thiessen, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024 In the video, Ripa, 53, showed the couple posing together during their many outdoor activities and relaxing in a cabin and hot tub — plus a snap of Consuelos, 52, speeding on a snowmobile. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024 Barbie and Ken zip from the unreality of Barbie world by way of a baby-pink sports car that becomes a sailboat, then a spaceship, a tandem bike, a camper, a snowmobile, and, finally, a pair of Day-Glo ’80s Rollerblades delivering them into present-day Venice Beach. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024 Joining Sedona on the list is the tiny community of Mackinac Island, Michigan, at the No. 2 spot, which Bounce credited to its car-less lifestyle, requiring travelers to instead get around by snowmobile in the winter and by horse, bike, or foot throughout the year. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2024

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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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Cite this Entry

“Snowmobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowmobile. Accessed 18 Mar. 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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